LAHORE: Collectorate of Customs Preventive Anti Smuggling Organization (ASO) team impounded non duty paid vehicles worth Rs10 million during crackdown in Lahore city.
Sources told Customs Today, that Collector Customs Preventive Faiz Ahmad received credible information that some non duty paid vehicles are plying on roads. After receiving the information he immediately constituted a anti smuggling squad under the supervision of Deputy Collector Mohammad Moazzam Raza which also includes Inspector Martab Mushtaq, Sajjad Bukhari. The team formed many check posts on different roads of the city and started checking of vehicles.
During checking anti smuggling squad impounded seventeen non duty paid vehicles which includes Toyota Vitz car worth Rs1.5 million. Wranger jeep bearing registeration no: LZK-6519, Premio II bearing registration no:IPX-384, Suzuki Swift car bearing registration no: AYF 121 Grand Suzuki jeep bearing registration no: N-9984 worth Rs9 lac. Mitsubishi Lancer bearing registration no: HX-968 worth rupees twenty one lac, Toyota Mark X car bearing registration no: MX-375 worth Rs2 million.
Sources told that all the owners of the above said failed to provide any relevant legal documents regarding possession of these vehicles after which anti smuggling squad impounded these vehicles and after registering separate cases against the owners forwarded the cases to Customs Adjudication for further proceedings.
It is, necessary to mention here that Collector Customs Preventive Faiz Ahmad already directed all anti smuggling squads to adopt zero tolerance policy towards owners of the non duty paid vehicles. He directed that anyone who found involved in plying of non duty paid vehicles should be dealt according to law.
