FAISALABAD: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) team has seized foreign origin goods worth Rs17,00,000 involving customs duty and taxes amounting to Rs9,68,320 during a crackdown here.
Sources told Customs Today, that Deputy Director Riaz Hussain received information about some smuggling attempts. He formed a customs team comprising Superintendent Zahid Raza Bukhari, Muhammad Ramzan Muhammad Siddique, Muhammad Saleem and sepoys Liaqat Ali, Mussadaq Ahmed, Israr Ahmed, Mukhtar Ahmed and Havaldar Muhammad Iqbal.
The customs team started checking of vehicles and intercepted Mazda mini truck bearing registration no: LES-12-1794 near Gutt Wala Toll Plaza Faisalabad. That vehicle was loaded with non duty paid goods. The driver of vehicle identified as Muhammad Altaf son of Muhammad Iqbal to produce legal documents regarding possession and transportation of these motives.
The provide GD was scrutinized and found irrelevant with the recovered goods. Customs Intelligence team seized the goods and registered a case of smuggling against the driver of the vehicle and forwarded the case to Customs Adjudication for further proceedings.
