FAISALABAD: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Sara-e-Muhajir took into possession a foreign origin used Toyota Hilux Surf loaded on a trailer. The market value of the vehicle is Rs3.3million involving customs duty to the tune of Rs1.2million. The trailer impounded values at Rs1.2million.
Sources told Customs Today that Assistant Collector Shah Samad Hamadani received a tip-off regarding some non-duty-paid vehicles plying on roads. He constituted a raiding team comprising Superintendent Choudhary Sardar Muhammad, Inspector Muhammad Umar, Hawaldar Muhammad Ashraf Khan, Sepoys Sher Ahmad, Said Rasool and Faiz Ahmad.
The ASO team intercepted a Toyota Hilux Surf bearing registration No: AA-2468 near Sara-e-Muhajir, district Bhakkar, and asked the driver of the vehicle to produce legal documents regarding the possession of the vehicle. But the driver failed to show any relevant documents.
The ASO impounded the vehicle under Section 168 of the Customs Act-1969 by following the legal formalities of Section-3 of the Sales Tax Act-1990 and Section-148 of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001. The ASO team took into possession the vehicle and lodged a case No: 13/2018 against the accused.
