FAISALABAD: Customs Adjudication Additional Collector Beelam-ur-Ramzan has issued Order-in-Original (ONO) against the accused person named as Fahid Yaqoob and ordered to seize the smuggled vehicle.
As per the details, Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) team impounded a non-duty Toyota Premio motor car bearing registration number NW- 975 Islamabad. The team asked the driver identified himself as Fahid Yaqoob to produce legal customs-duty paid documents but he was failed to produce the same. On this the Customs authorities impounded the vehicles.
The examination team of Faisalabad Customs along with representative of Faisalabad Dry Port Trust (FDPT) during examination observed that the condition as well good of the vehicle and smuggled one. It was suspected that high tariff good have been replaced with low tariff good.
It is necessary to mention here after impounded the vehicle neither importer nor his authorised person approached for clearance of their consignment. Later, the case was sent to the adjudication for further legal action.
Superintendent Sardar Mohammad, Inspector Abdul Jabbar, Safdar Ali and Masood Saeed Chohan appeared before the authority, while no one appeared to defend the case from respondent’s side nor any written reply was received from the respondent.
Therefore, Customs Adjudication Additional Collector Beelam ur Ramzan ordered to impounded the vehicle under clause 14 of Section 156 (1), 157(1) and (2) of the Customs Act, 1969.
