KARACHI: The Appraisement of Intelligence Bureau (AIB) of Model Customs Collectorate of Appraisement-West has recovered a Mercedes Benz C-200, Model 2008; one of the vehicles imported on fake letter of Ministry of Commerce.
The Appraising Officer, Muhammad Naeem Khan informed Customs Today that the AIB/PRV Section of the Collectorate has recovered a Mercedes Benz C-200, Model 2008 which makes the total of confiscated vehicles up to three.
He further stated that remaining four vehicles would also be recovered in a week and the AIB Section is making its all-out efforts for the recovery of the illegal imported vehicles.
It is pertinent to mention here that seven vehicles including two Toyota Premio, Model 2008, three Mercedes C-200, Model 2008 and two Toyota Rush, Model 2007 were imported from Japan on forged letter of Ministry of Commerce.
The import manager namely, Muhammad Azam of M/s Trade Line International has been arrested and a notice under section 171 of the Customs Act, 1969 has been served to him. While the importers who were involved in importation of the vehicles on fake permission letter were Ihsanullah, Moosa Khan, Muhammad Khan, Qamar-uddin Fakhar, Safdar Ali, Wajid Ali and Amanullah.
