ISLAMABAD: The Car Cell of the Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Islamabad has impounded a Non-Duty Paid (NDP) Mark-X worth Rs3.2million involving customs duty and taxes of Rs1.3million under the Customs Act-1969.
The Collector Model Customs Collectorate Islamabad received a tip-off regarding a non-duty-paid vehicle. He formed a team comprising Superintendent Chaudhary Muhammad Safdar, Inspector Muhammad Asif and Sepoy Bilal Yaqoob.
The team noticed a vehicle with a fake registration No: AJK-0067 (Azad Jammu Kashmir) parked near IJP Road Islamabad and no one came forward to claim the ownership. The vehicle was found unlocked and personally examined in the presence of the staff who found there nothing.
The ASO team impounded the vehicle under Section 168 of the Customs Act-1969. Superintendent ASO Chaudhry Muhammad Safdar forwarded the case to the Customs Adjudication. The Collector MCC Islamabad has appreciated the performance of the car cell of the ASO which aborted various smuggling bids in the region.
The ASO car cell impounded 66 NDP vehicles valued Rs115.375million during eight months (July to February) 2016-17 whereas the car cell Islamabad impounded 06 NDP vehicles worth Rs13.014million during the same period of corresponding period of FY2015-16.
