ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) has recovered electronic items and auto spare parts worth Rs 2.157 million from a passenger bus.
Deputy Collector Shahid Jan told Customs Today that the ASO seized auto spare parts worth Rs 38850 from a bus which was coming from Peshawar to Rawalpindi, he told that during the first four month of financial year 2016-17 the ASO seized 5845 kg spare parts worth Rs1.325 million.
He told that in the same seizer the ASO recovered electronic electronics items in quantity of 123 numbers worth Rs2.118. He further said that during first four months of this fiscal year ASO seized 1109 numbers of electronic items under value of Rs4.391 million. The seizer anti-smuggling staff comprising of Superintendent Zargham Dil, Deputy Superintendent Rana Shakeel, Inspector Asif and others.
He said that ASO under supervision of Collector Dr.Arslan using very sophisticated techniques and other modern facilities, he added that during the first quarter of financial year 2016-17 the ASO performance actively against evader and smugglers.
He added that in the smuggled items during first four months of FY16-17 included cloth, food grains, black tea, tires/tubes, auto parts, cigarettes, electronic goods, blankets, and others miscellaneous goods.
Deputy collector added that customs department is using all resources to decease smuggling and adopting comprehensive strategy against smugglers.
