FAISALABAD: Customs Adjudication Additional Collector Beelamur Ramzan has issued Order-in-Original (ONO) against owner of non duty paid vehicle and directed to seize the vehicle.
According to details the Anti Smuggling Organization team intercepted a foreign origin Toyota Premio car bearing registration number LEB -14- 1111. The driver of the vehicle failed to provide any legal documents to ASO authorities after which they impounded the vehicle and forwarded the case to Customs Adjudication.
The examination team of customs along with representative of Faisalabad Dry Port Trust (FDPT) during examination observed that the condition as well good of the vehicle smuggled one. It was suspected that high tariff good have been replaced with low tariff good. Therefore, the officials seized the items and registered FIR against the accused company.
It is necessary to mention here after arrival of the said vehicle neither importer nor his authorized person approached for clearance of their consignment.
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 Beelamur Ramzan ordered to seize the goods under clause 14 of Section 156 (1), 157(1) and (2) of the Customs Act, 1969.
