LAHORE: Collectorate of Customs Preventive Collector Faiz Ahmad has said that customs anti-smuggling squads seized non-duty paid goods worth Rs 2.7 million during September.
Talking to the media, Collector Faiz Ahmad said that customs team impounded 34 non-duty paid vehicles and 26 others which were being used for transportation of smuggled goods. He said that during September the customs team thwarted many attempts of smuggling and destroyed many networks of smugglers who were operating from Peshawar and Quetta. He said that the Customs Preventive has adopted a comprehensive policy to curb smuggling.
Collector Faiz Ahmad said that customs teams enhanced their vigilance and surveillance on main entry and exit points of Lahore. He said that Customs Preventive is also pursuing the policy to get credible information through their reliable informers. He said that this policy is showing positive signs and there is marginable decrease is being witnessed in smuggling attempts.
Collector Faiz Ahmad said that Customs Preventive registered nine cases against smugglers during the last three years and seized huge quantity of non duty paid goods which includes 4,000 kilogram of silk cloth, more than 5 kilogram of gold, huge quantity of non duty paid foreign origin cigarettes, 3800 kilogram of Indian origin Pan Prag, 6800 mobile phones, 1000 liters of non duty paid diesel.
Collector Faiz Ahmad said that Customs Preventive recruits many retired and experienced informers and due to this reason customs teams are showing outstanding performance from last three months.
