LAHORE: Customs Collectorate of Preventive Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) seized large quantity of smuggled mobile phones in an enforcement activity.
Sources told Customs Today that a team on directions of Collector Customs Faiz Ahmad received credible information regarding movement of smuggled goods. He immediately directed ASO Agha Qadeer to tighten the vigilance. The ASO staff raided a house near Karin Hospital and recovered a huge quantity of smuggled mobile phones.
During investigations it came on record that accused persons are smuggling mobile phones from Peshawar since long time and supplying the smuggled goods in mobile markets of the Lahore city.
In pursuance of the above information warrant u/s 162 of the Customs Act,1969 were obtained from the Judicial Magistrate, Lahore, the staff raided on the warehouse.
On search conducted in the presence of above said house owners and other witnesses, more than 300 mobile phones were recovered from the accused. Customs team also arrested three accused from the spot. Worth of the smuggled goods is more than 20000 in local market.
Further investigations are under way. The raiding staff included Superintendent Agha Qadeer Haider, Shahid Khan, Nasir Saeed, Shahid Bhatti, Abdul Rehman Butt, Sajjad Bukhari, Anjum Sheraz, Maratab Mushtaq, and Azam Wattoo inspectors.
