FAISALABAD: Customs intelligence and investigation seized smuggled Indian cumin and the vehicle which was being used to smuggle the item.. The total weight of the seized cumin is 2,760 kilograms while its market value is Rs 1,000,000/-.
Sources told Customs Today that Additional Director Customs Intelligence and Investigations Faisalabad received information regarding the smuggling of a huge quantity of Indian cumin . After receiving the information, he constituted a raiding team comprising Riaz Hussain (Deputy Director ), Zahid Saleem Mirza, Muhammad Tahir Iqbal( SIO ), Mansoor Nasir, Farzand Ali(IO) Masood Iqbal, Ghulam Ghous, M. Aslam, Musadiq Ahmad, Tajamal Haq (sepoy’s ).
The Customs raiding team intercepted the vehicle bearing registration number. GLT-8772 and asked the driver of the vehicle to produce legal documents regarding the possession of the truck. But the driver Zaheer Ahmed son of Muhammad Hassan, who is a resident of Kot Gari Habibullah tehsil Balakot, failed to provide documents.
Upon his failure, the Customs teams searched the vehicle thoroughly and seized Indian cumin and also impounded the vehicle . Customs authorities registered a case against the accused while further proceedings are still underway.
