MULTAN: The Customs Adjudication Multan Camp Office disposed 30 various seizure cases after adjudicating involving Rs16.465 million during the month of February.
According to details, Customs Adjudication Deputy Collector Farhat Ali decided as many as 26 seizure cases forwarded by Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) and Customs Intelligence and Investigation in their various anti-smuggling activities. These cases were related to evasion of customs duty to the tune of Rs13.265 million during February. These seizure cases include vehicles, tyres, auto parts and miscellaneous goods.
Deputy Collector Farhat Ali has settled 26 different seizure cases in favor of tax department and issued two Order-in-Originals (ONOs) in favour of taxpayers after adjudication process.
Additional Collector Customs Adjudication Muhammad Talib decided two seizure cases of smuggled vehicles worth Rs3.2 million during February. Collector Dr. Mirza Mubasir Baig has not decided any case after assuming his charge as Collector Customs Adjudication in place of Collector Raja Tahir Majid during the month of February. Almost 44 new cases of seizure involving Rs110.102 million were included for hearing in the Customs Adjudication Multan for proceedings in the month of February.
Collector Mirza Mubasir Baig decided almost four various seizure cases of Rs75.532 million available for hearing in the collectorate including 14 kilogram gold smuggling case and others. Due to recent reshuffling in the Customs Collectorate hearing of seizure cases are facing unnecessary delay in the Customs adjudication.
Moreover, 55 seizure cases of worth Rs128.087 million are waiting for their final decision for the last three months in the Customs Adjudication Multan.
