FAISALABAD: Customs Adjudication Deputy Collector Asma Hameed has issued Order-in-Original (ONO) in favour of the customs while declaring the seizure of cell phones as legal.
As per details, the Customs Air Freight Unit (AFU) recovered foreign origin smuggled mobiles phone of different brands from a suspect, Muhammad Younas son of Muhammad Suleman, who is a resident of Hafizabad.
The customs staff forwarded the case to Customs Adjudication for further proceedings taking stance that the seized phones were prohibited and brought into country without payment of duty/taxes.
Furthrtmore, during the hearing of the case, no one appeared on behalf of the respondents nor was any written reply submitted despite giving many opportunities. While Inspector Khalid Mehmood appeared from the prosecution side and asserted that the seized goods falls under the ambit of Section 2(s) of the Customs Act, 1969 read with current import policy order. It is therefore, established that the respondent have nothing to defend against the allegation framed in the show cause notice.
After hearing the arguments, Deputy Collector Asma Hameed decided case on the basis of facts and material available on the file and issued ONO and declared the seizure of cell phones as legal under Section 156(1)89 of the Customs Act, 1969 read with Import Policy Order, 2013.
