LAHORE: Deputy Collector Customs Adjudication Shahzad Liaquat Ranjha has issued Order-in-Original (ONO) No. 07/2017 on Wednesday.
Brief facts of the case as reported by the Anti-Smuggling Organization team intercepted foreign origin cloth lying near Railway Sation Lahore. On query a person standing near the said cloth introduced himself as Jan Mohammad son of Rashid Khan claimed the ownership of the said cloth. Thereafter, the examination of the said cloth was conducted in presence of the said owner . During search the ASO team recovered foreign origin fabrics assorted type, assorted colors of 22 bundles.
On demand the said owner or any other person failed to provide any documentary evidence or otherwise in support of lawful import or legal possession of the above said recovered cloth. Customs ASO team seized the goods and after registering a case forwarded the case to Customs Adjducation for further legal proceedings.
Deputy Collector Customs Adjudication Shahzad Ranjha issued a show cause notice to the owner of the goods, but he failed to appear in person to explain his points of view but despite receiving several notices the owner willfully avoided to appear before Customs Adjudication. After his failure Deputy Collector Adjudication after examining the whole case declared the seizure of all goods as legal.
