ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Smuggling Organization Islamabad took into possession various types of contraband goods, Non-Duty-Paid and offending vehicles worth Rs40.55million during 14th to 20th of October Financial Year 2017-18.
Majid Hussain Gadd, Assistant Collector Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO), told Customs Today that the ASO Islamabad showed satisfactory performance during above said period. During October 14, to 20, 2017-18, the ASO took into possession eight offending vehicles valued at Rs7.17million.
During above said period, the ASO confiscated four Non-Duty-Paid (NDP) vehicles worth Rs28.18million whereas the ASO Islamabad did 3,245 kilogram of foreign origin fabric valued at Rs1.8million. The ASO seized different kinds of foreign origin other smuggled goods worth Rs3.4million.
Assistant Collector said the ASO Islamabad impounded seven offending vehicles and various types of foreign origin smuggling goods valued at Rs12.12million during 7th to 13th of October FY2017-18.
During 7th to 13th of October, the ASO seized 2,973 kilogram of foreign origin fabric priced at Rs1.55million whereas it did 250,000 fake foreign origin cigarettes valued at Rs0.78million while it confiscated a variety of smuggling items worth Rs3.19million.
During the 1st-Quarter (July to September) FY17-18, the ASO Islamabad took into possession nine NDP vehicles valued at Rs14.866million from different locations under the jurisdiction of MCC Islamabad whereas it seized 632 mobile phones priced at Rs9.494million and it registered 41 extra cases during the 1st-Quarter of FY17-18 against the 1st-Quarter of corresponding FY2016-17.
