ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Smuggling Organization Islamabad took into possession 5,732 kilogram of foreign origin fabric plus other contraband goods along with an offending vehicle on a secret information of Collector MCC Islamabad.
According to details given by sources of the Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Islamabad that, on a tip-off shared by Zulafikar Ali Chaudhry, Collector MCC Islamabad, the ASO staff set up a picket on GT Road Sahiela and intercepted a Mazda truck bearing registration No: LOT 4561. It was told that the ASO staff asked the possessor of the smuggling items to show the relevant documents (Goods Declarations) if any but he failed to produce anything legal which could prove that the loaded goods are not smuggling articles.
After getting a firsthand information, the ASO staff impounded the smuggling goods including 5,732kg of foreign origin cloth, 884 imported dozens of Dove soaps, 259Kg DVDR Spindles, seven Sony Bravia TVs of 60 inches and four of 40 inches.
After registering an FIR against the smugglers, the ASO staff brought the smuggling goods along with an offending loader to the state warehouse while the case was forwarded to the Investigation and Prosecution Department for further action.
The customs staff who impounded the smuggling items was led by Assistant Collector ASO Majid Hussain Gaad, Superintendent Sohail Kureishi and Abid Hussain Malak, Inspector Hafeez and staff of Class V.
It was added that the Collector MCC Islamabad appreciated the Customs Preventive staff by phone for making a good seizure.
