LAHORE: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigations (I&I) recovered huge quantity of non-duty paid mobile accessories, vehicles, DVD players and ladies shoes.
Sources told Customs Today that Director Rubab Sikandar received credible information about the smuggling of non-duty paid goods. She constituted an anti-smuggling squad under the supervision of Deputy Director Usman Tariq which also included Superintendent Saifullah Hinjra, Intelligence Officer Hamid Babar, Tipu Sultan, Ehtesham Naveed, Nadeem Ahsan and others.
The team intercepted a container near Sagian Bridge which belonged to New Shadab Goods Forwarding Company and was coming from Peshawar. During checking, the team recovered power banks, mobile accessories and ladies shoes. The team asked the driver to produce legal documents regarding possession and transportation of these goods but they failed to do so.
Customs Intelligence and Investigation team seized the entire goods and after registering a case started investigations.
During another operation near Sundar Industrial Estate, Customs I&I team recovered huge quantity of under-garments. These goods were booked by a person who was identified as Asad resident of Karachi for onward delivery to a Zahid of Shah Alam Market. The market value of seized goods is Rs1 million. Customs team impounded the goods and vehicle and started investigation in this regard.
