FAISALABAD: The Customs Anti Smuggling Organization (ASO) has seized 9,000 kilograms of foreign origin blankets along with Mazda truck worth Rs96,00,000 involving customs duty and taxes to the tune of Rs15,50,000.
Sources told Customs Today, that an ASO team intercepted a Mazda truck bearing registration no: LEI-7549 near Gattwala Toll Plaza Sheikhupura Road and recovered foreign origin blanket. The ASO team asked the accused named Ali Raza son of Muhammad Shfiq to show documents regarding its legal import but he failed to provide any relevant documents.
After his failure customs authorities seized the truck loaded with blanket under Section 168 of Import and Export Control Act 1950 punishable under Section 156 (1) 90 (i) of the Customs Act 1969.
The ASO team, comprising Superintendent Tanveer Raza Naqvi, Inspector Faizi Raza, Shah Nawaz and other were part of the raiding team. Customs ASO forwarded the case to Customs Adjudication for further proceedings.
