LAHORE: Collectorate of Customs Adjudication Deputy Collector Zainab Mehmood has issued Order-in-Original (ONO) 352/2017 ordering to seizure illegally imported oil.
According to the details, the anti smuggling squad intercepted 50 cans of engine oil lying on the road outside M/s Akam Goods Ravi Link Road Lahore. On query a person standing near the said cans identified himself as Saleem Shahid son of Saleem Akhtar and provided a bilty bearing no: 592 dated 19.5.2017 issued by Pak National Goods Transport Company Karmanwaqla Town GT Road Okara showing the transportation of 50 cans oil from Okara to Lahore depicted sender’s name as Dewan Autos and recipient’s name as Dr. Shahid.
On demand Saleem Shahid failed to show or produce any legal documents in support of lawful possession of the above said foreign origin engine oil. Therefore ASO team seized the entire engine oil after registering a case against the owner under Customs Act 1969. Anti Smuggling Organization forwarded the case to Customs Adjudication for further proceedings. Customs Adjudication issued show cause notice to the owner of the cans.
Despite issuing many notices to the owner no one appeared before the Deputy Collector Adjudication office to defend the charges leveled against him. After their failure Deputy Collector Customs Adjudication Zainab Mehmood ordered to confiscate the engine oil under Customs Act 1969.
It is necessary to mention here that Customs Adjudication expedited their efforts to conclude the hearing of pending cases on priority basis.
