SUKKUR: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Sukkur has impounded foreign origin non-duty-paid 55 sacks of gold stone tyres of different sizes and brands worth Rs405776 including duties and taxes during an action on a customs check-post Dera More of Sukkur Division during the month of February 2018.
Hyderabad Customs Collector Akhlaq Ahmad Khattaq received a tip-off about the smuggling of foreign origin items. He immediately formed a raiding party under the supervision of Additional Collector Aamer Nawaz Hamid.
The team raided the check-post Dera More Sukkur Division and seized the abovementioned items. Prior to the recovery of the goods, the officials asked the driver to show the documents regarding the legal import and lawful possession of the recovered articles, but he failed to do so.
So the officials confiscated the items under the customs bylaws besides impounding the vehicle being used for smuggling. The impounded items have been deposited into the Sukkur Warehouse while a case has been submitted to the Customs Adjudication for further proceedings. The customs will present the said items for auction provided the case is decided in favor of the department.
The ASO team, consisting of some customs inspectors and other staff, participated in the action effected against the smuggling.
Officials said that efforts are being expedited to arrest the smuggling in the region. The surveillance has also been enhanced on roads to keep an eye on the smuggling of non-duty-paid goods and vehicles.
