FAISALABAD: Customs Adjudication Deputy Collector Saima Ayyaz issued a show cause notice to a suspect involved in a smuggling of BMW vehicle into Faisalabad. Sources told Customs Today that, following special directives given by Deputy Director Rana Irfan Shouqat of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Faisalabad, the staff of the Field Intelligence Unit (FIU) Sargodha deployed some staff in the specific area for a crackdown on the illegal possession of the vehicles.
The staff intercepted a BMW car bearing registration No: AQH-740 (Sindh) which was coming into the city illegally. The Customs Intelligence staff asked the driver to show any documentary evidence of the legal import and lawful possession of the vehicle but he failed to prove the genuineness of the car.
The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Faisalabad took into possession the BMW car under Section 157 (2) of the Customs Act-1969 after a considerable fall of time. The Faisalabad Intelligence authorities forwarded a contravention report to the Customs Adjudication for further legal proceedings.
The Customs Adjudication served a notice on accused named Fakhar Abbas, a resident of Jhang city, on the violation of Section 10 A 89(1) and 156 of the Customs Act-1969. However the adjudication has directed the respondents to file their replies within the given time which is also a last date of hearing.
Deputy Collector issued a notice to the accused party through Faisalabad Intelligence. Deputy Collector Saima Ayyaz also ordered the intelligence to depute any relevant official to attend the hearing on the scheduled date along with the relevant record.
