HYDERABAD: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Hyderabad has confiscated 375 useable smuggled tyres (Made in Japan, Korea, Poland,) of different sizes valued at Rs3.4million during a recent action at Hyderabad Bypass during august 2017-18.
Collector Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Hyderabad Akhlaq Ahmed Khattaq directed his staff that smuggling attempts be aborted in the region. Additional Collector Rehmatulah Vistro received a tip-off regarding the smuggling of foreign origin non-duty-paid tyres.
He formed a team, comprising ASO Customs Preventive Hyderabad Superintendent Ghulam Shabbier Phalpoto, Inspectors Imdad Ali Abro, Abdul Majeed Barich, Muhammad Iqbal, Abid Ahmad Khan, Mushtaq Ali Lakho, Hawaldar Muhram Thebo, Sepoys Nenomal, Umar Sulangi, Ghulam Sarwar, Muhammad Ayoub ,Sadique Siddique, Drivers Sher Akbar, Ajaz Ali and Nisar Ahemdani, which participated in the action.
The ASO team intercepted a trailer with registration No: Z-7129 near Hyderabad Bypass and recovered the said items.
Prior to the recovery of goods, the officials asked the driver for producing the documents regarding the legal import of the items but he could not prove anything. The team impounded the items under the Customs Act’s section 2 (S) & 16 of the Customs Act-1969 punished under clause (89) of section 156 (1) of the Customs Act 1969 read with SRO No 566(1) 2005 dated 06.06.2005.
A case was registered against the accused. The case has been sent to the customs adjudication for further legal action.
Officials said that Hyderabad Customs Collector Akhlaq Ahmad Khattaq had directed that effective measures should be taken for curbing the smuggling in the region. They added that the anti-smuggling officials have enhanced the vigilance on roads to keep an eye on the movement of the impounded items and vehicles.
