MULTAN: The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Multan has seized smuggled goods worth Rs 11 million from Sadiqabad region during a crackdown.
Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation seized miscellaneous goods, including 500 tyres of the light traffic vehicles and heavy traffic vehicles loaded on the truck.
Customs Intelligence and Investigation staff also recovered imported parachute cloth of 3250 kilogram during the action against the smuggled goods. A huge quantities of welding rods were also found in the miscellaneous goods. The weight of the smuggled rods was 2800 kilograms. Steel Connector max was also recovered from the seized goods. The weight steel connector max was 2880 kilogram.
Around 600 motorcycle chains of 600 kilograms were recovered from miscellaneous goods during the operation. The said goods were brought through unauthorized routes by way of smuggling in the country. The recovered goods have been formally seized under the Customs Act, 1969 and FIR has been lodged of the same.
Owner was unable to produce any legal document of the smuggled goods on the spot. Efforts are being made to arrest the persons involved in smuggling.
Additional Director Customs Intelligence and Investigation Multan, Nisar Ahmad directed his staff to increase vigilance of the entry and exit of the various strategic routes in the jurisdiction in continuance of campaign launched to recover illegally smuggled goods from different places.
Additional Director Customs Intelligence and Investigation Multan Nisar Ahmad supervised the whole operation against the smuggled goods .
During past couple of weeks various premises were raided and smuggled goods worth millions of rupees including diesel, foreign origin cloth, petrol, vehicles etc have been seized.
Despite scarcity of resources the action against smuggling are continue with full force and staff have been instructed to be more vigilant in this regard.
