FAISALABAD: Customs Adjudication Additional Collector Beelam-ur-Ramzan has issued Order-in-Original (ONO) against the owner of the vehicle Asif Farooq son of Muhammad Aslam who is a resident of Islamabad and driver of the vehicle Tahir Ali Qureshi son of Abdul Khaliq Qureshi who is a resident of Karachi. The additional collector also ordered to seize the smuggled vehicle.
As per the details, Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) team impounded a non-duty Toyota Land Cruiser bearing registration number BF-4209, model 2011, colour black. The team asked the driver identified himself as Asif Farooq and Tahir Ali Qureshi 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 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 , Mr. Ali Zahid 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 Beelamur Ramzan ordered to impound the vehicle under clause 14 of Section 156 (1), 157(1) and (2) of the Customs Act. 1969.
