HYDERABAD: The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Hyderabad Region has taken into possession a non-duty-paid Prado Land Cruiser worth Rs03million involving duties and taxes of Rs03.1million during an action on Auto Bhan Road, Hyderabad, during the month of October 2017-18.
Sources told Customs Today that I&I Hyderabad, on the strict instructions of Directorate General Customs Intelligence & Investigation Director, Shuakat Ali and I&I Hyderabad Region Director, took effective measures to curb the smuggling in the region.
Sources told Customs Today that Customs Intelligence authorities Hyderabad Region received a tip-off regarding a non-duty-paid vehicle. He formed a team comprising Superintendent Intelligence Officer Wilayat Ali, Inspectors Shafiq Ali, Muhammad Anees, Sepoys Sikander Ali, Ghayas Ahmed, Sharif Aslam Chohan and Drivers, to conduct a raid for impounding the Prado Land Cruiser.
The FIU team intercepted the said Prado with registration No: BD-1105 and asked the owner of the vehicle to prove the legal status of the vehicle but he failed to do so. So officials, taking legal action, impounded the vehicle under customs bylaws and registered a case against the accused.
