LAHORE: Collectorate of Customs Preventive team recovered huge quantity of non duty paid illegally imported Indian origin Gutka and cloth from a truck. The market value of seized Gutka is Rs4,50,000/-.
Sources told Customs Today that credible information was received that some smugglers were planning to smuggle huge quantity of Indian origin Gutka. He immediately constituted a customs team comprising Superintendent Nasir Minhas, Deputy Superintendent Agha Qadeer Haider and Inspectors Mansoor Elahi and Gulzar Bhatti.
The Customs Preventive team established check posts at various locations and started checking of vehicles. The Customs Preventive team intercepted a truck and recover 600 kilogram of foreign blended cloth and 33 cartons (148500) sachat Gutka. When asked the driver of the vehicle failed to show any legal documents regarding transportation and possession of the Gutka and foreign origin cloth.
Customs Preventive team seized the goods and registered a case of smuggling against the accused persons.
