LAHORE: Customs Adjudication has summoned M/s Briska Medical for Animals Lahore for allegedly attempting to export Ketamine of foreign origin to UK by way of mis—declaring correct description of the goods.
According to details, it was reported by the Superintendent of Customs Preventive hereinafter referred to as detecting agency vide contravention report in case number Ol-DEC/2016 issued under endorsement C. No D.Cell.01-Customs/2016/5639 dated 22.11.2016 that on 26.10.2016 the Anti—Narcotics Force Lahore vide letter No.F.2(Drugs P&PC/2016-4742 dated 24.10.2016 handed over the consignment being exported to UK by M/s Briska Medical for Animal herbal NTN No.4112630-7 2—Abbot Road Lakshami Chowk Lahore through M/s Stallion Couriers Pvt Limited Suite No.206/A 2nd Floor, Siddiq Trade Centre Lahore declared as anti allergic animal powder with ingredients carbon 10 to 12 and tericalcium phosphate 88 to 90.
The said consignment was being exported from Export Section Air Freight Unit Lahore on suspicious the staff of ANF sent samples to the National Institute of Health Islamabad for test/analysis.
According to analysis report of National Institute of Health, Islamabad vide Ref No.501-520/507-N/2016—DC TND dated 28.07.2016 the material identified as Ketamine HCL subsequently the Punjab Forensic Science Agency Lahore vide Agency Case N0.PFSA2016-5907-NAR-1658 dated 06.10.2016 also identified as Ketamine 2 and it was reported by the detecting agency in the contravention report that in view of the above it was evident that the Ketamine was being exported in the garb of vaccine and supplement for animals by M/s Briska Medical for Animals Lahore through M/s Stallion Couriers Pvt Limited Lahore and others by mis—declaring the correct description of goods.
It was said that there were sufficient reasons to believe that the recovered Ketamine of foreign origin was attempted to be exported to UK by way of mis—declaring correct description of the goods therefore the recovered goods being liable to confiscation were seized under Customs Act 1969.
The accused was told that in case of non-response to the show cause notice and failure to avail the opportunity of hearing the matter shall be decided on the basis of evidence and material available on record.
