LAHORE: Collectorate of Customs Preventive Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) impounded nine non-customs paid luxury vehicles worth over Rs 42 million on Thursday.
As per details, the ASO Car Cell scout, consisting Inspectors Maratab Mushataq and Sajjad Bukhari, on the direction of Additional Collector Tayyab Kayani under the supervision of Deputy Collector Muhammad Moazzem Raza, Superintendent Nasir Tara, Agha Qadeer, intercepted suspicious luxury vehicles and impounded nine on the charges of being non-customs paid.
The car scout established pickets at the entrances and exit points of the city and were able to impound vehicles, including Toyota Hilux Serf 1998 model, Toyota Premio car model 2004, Toyota Corola Model 2002, Toyota Crown Model 2006, Mustbushi Pajero modle 1996, Toyota Corola 1995, Toyota Corolla 2000, Toyota Fiber 2010, Jaguar 2005, Toyota Surf, 1996, Dumper Truck and Honda Accord 2003.
The ASO car cell holding pickets at in and around of the city also worked jointly with the Punjab Police Anti-Car Lifting Scout and impounded three luxury cars. The official sources said that the luxury vehicles after laboratory test have been shifted to the state warehouse.