LAHORE: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation team seized huge quantity of non-duty California shelled almonds, cashew, nuts worth Rs4 million near Band Road.
Sources told Customs Today¸ that Director Customs Intelligence and Investigations Rubab Sikandar received credible information about some smuggling attempts. She immediately constituted a anti smuggling squad under the supervision of Superintendent Sajjad Bukhari, which also comprises Deputy Superintendent Nasir Minhas, Deputy Superintendent Agha Qadeer Haider which established a check post near Band Road and started checking of vehicles.
The team intercepted a vehicle near Band Road and during checking recovered 173 cartons of California shelled almonds, total weight 22.68 kilograms, cashew nets, brand Najeeb weight 800 kilograms. The anti smuggling squad asked the driver of the vehicle to produce legal documents regarding possession and transportation of dry fruit, but he remained failed to produce any legal documents.
Customs team after registering a case deposited the seized dry fruit in state warehouse. Further investigations are still in progress till the filing of this report.
It is necessary to mention here that after taking the charge as director Customs Intelligence and Investigation Rubab Sikandar directed all anti smuggling squads which are performing their duties in fields to adopt zero tolerance policy towards smuggling. Sources told that Customs Intelligence and Investigation authorities already adopted a comprehensive strategy to curb smuggling in the region, due to same effective policy there is marginable decrease is being witnessed inthe smuggling attempts, the sources concluded as saying.
