LAHORE: Collectorate of Customs Preventive team recovered huge quantity of non duty paid tyres from a truck which was coming from Quetta.
Sources told Customs Today, that Collector Customs Preventive Faiz Ahmad received credible information about some smuggling attempts. He immediately constituted a raiding team comprising Superintendent Nasir Minhas, Superintendent Agha Qadeer, Superintendent Gulzar Bhatti, Inspector Saeed Randhawa.
The above mentioned team established a check post near Thokar Niaz Baig and started checking of vehicles. During checking the team intercepted a truck bearing registration no: TKH-207 (Quetta) near Thokar Niaz Baig Multan Road. The checking of truck led to recovery of 1334 car tyres, 68 tyres of HTV, parachute cloth 1700 kilogram. The market value of seized goods is Rs7.5 million while value of truck which was being used for transportation of these goods is Rs2.5 million.
When Customs Preventive team asked the driver of the vehicle to produce legal documents regarding possession and transportation of loaded goods, he remained failed to produce any legal documents. Customs Preventive team after registering a case of smuggling against accused persons arrested both driver and him companion and started further investigations.
It is necessary to mention here that Collector Customs Preventive Faiz Ahmad directed all anti smuggling squads to adopt zero tolerance policy towards smuggling, he directed that anyone who found involved in smuggling should be dealt with iron hands. Due to effective strategy adopted by Customs Preventive there is marginable decrease is being witnessed in the smuggling attempts in the region.
