LAHORE: The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Preventive Lahore impounded Rs 180 million goods in 24 cases which involved taxes and duty worth Rs 100 million during the first quarter of fiscal year 2014-15. The officials also arrested six accused in this regard.
According to details, the directorate registered nine cases of contraband and non-customs paid items worth Rs 13.77 million, involving taxes worth Rs 14.77 million in September FY 2014-15.
The seized goods included engines, a mini truck, a jeep, eight cartons of cigarettes, 400 litres of motor oil, ball bearings, 250 KVA used generator, polyethylene, medicine, cloth and a Honda City car.
The directorate seized smuggled goods and vehicles worth Rs 93.28 million in six cases which involved duty and taxes worth Rs 41.17 million and arrested five accused in August.
The directorate seized 26 generators of 2,762 KVA and 7976 KVA and 15,140 yards of imported cloth in major confiscations. The seized goods also included Iranian tiles, computer scrap, Mazda truck and spare parts.
Meanwhile, the Regional Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation registered nine cases of smuggled goods worth Rs 85.91 million which involved Rs 51.37 million taxes. The officials also, arrested one accused in July FY 2014-15.
The major confiscation included 831 Q-mobiles worth Rs 1.6 million which involved Rs 415,500 duty and taxes, zafrani patti, Samsung appliances, including 711 LEDs, 1,412 AC splits, 2 refrigerators and vacuum cleaners.
The directorate also impounded a huge quantity of cloth, Iranian tiles, auto spare parts, tyres, a truck (TKK-316), chewing tobacco and gutka.
A source said that the directorate has seized 5 percent more in the Q1 of FY 2014-15 as compared to the same period of the FY 2013-14.
