ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Islamabad took into possession Indian black tea along with other various foreign origin smuggling goods including an offending vehicle from Rawalpindi territory on 8th of January 2018.
According to details explained by Assistant Collector, ASO Islamabad, Majid Hussain Gadd while talking with Customs Today that, on a tip-off shared by Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Chaudhry, Collector Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Islamabad, that an attempt of smuggling of Indian goods is expected via GT Road Rawalpindi.
The Assistant Collector told CT that, after getting the said secret information, the ASO squad formed a picked near Railways Carriage Factory (Rawalpindi) and intercepted a Mazda truck bearing registration No: LES-5115 which was coming from Chakohi (Kashmir). Gadd intercepted the offending vehicle.The ASO staff asked the possessor to show the required documents but he failed to produce any evidence, documentary or otherwise.
The impounded smuggling items consisted of Indian origin tea weighed 780kg, Poland made dried powder milk weighed 375kg, foreign origin dried skimmed milk weighed 500kg and 125kg of BOP movies.
The customs staff, participating in above said seizure, includes Superintendent Sohail Kureishi and Ahmad Junaid, Inspector Javed Masood and other staff of class IV.
An FIR has been registered under the customs bylaws and investigation is undeway.
