KARACHI: Collectorate of Customs Appraisement and Facilitation Port Muhammad Bin Qasim (PMBQ) has submitted first information report (FIR) before the customs court against Basharat Ali, owner of M/s A.H International, Shafeeq Ahmed, owner of M/s Shafiq & Sons, Aqeel Ahmed, clearing agent, proprietor of M/s Jass Brothers and others, who were involved for illegal removal of into-bond goods by evading legitimate government revenue amounting to Rs17. 79 million approximately.
On 24 June 2021, investigation officer informed the court that on an-actionable information, customs team visited the premises of the bond, as per its preliminary investigations, above mentioned importers imported 17 consignments of miscellaneous goods and filed in-bond goods declarations through clearing agent M/s Mass Brothers International for removal therefore to the aforesaid bond.
He further informed the court that thereafter, the goods were illegal and clandestinely removed without payment of leviable duty and taxes by the importer/ clearing agent.
Investigation officer added that as per stock-taking reports, the goods of 17 goods declarations cleared form Customs Port Muhammad Bin Qasim, Karachi were found to have been illegally removed by the culprits, the rile of bonded warehouse titled M/s VIP Customs Bonded Warehouse, Karachi in the illegal removal of dutiable goods without actual payment in government treasury shall be determined during course of investigation.
He argued that a first information report is lodged, accordingly, and all out efforts are being made to apprehend the culprits.
After the hearing, the court took the first information report into the court record and directed the investigation officer to arrest and complete the investigation and submit a progress report on the next date of hearing.
