ISLAMABAD: Deputy Collector Customs Adjudication Ubaid Ullah has passed the order in original in the seizure case no 242/2016 of foreign various good along with an offending vehicle.
In judgement he granted to the rightful owners in terms of Section 181 of the Customs Act, 1969 to redeem the miscelleanous goods on payment of duty and taxes leviable thereon plus a redemption fine equivalent to 20% of the appraised value of seized goods in lieu of confiscation.
He also order for release of the aforementioned offending Mazda truck against a penalty of Rs 35,000.
According to the brief facts of the ase it was reported by the superintendent, ustoms Preventive vide seizure report No 242/2016 dated 07.03.2016, that a credible information was received through the Asssistant Collector Customs, Preventive Division, foreign origin goods would be smuggled from Rawalpindi by atruck bearing registration NoLRC-2492. To check the veracity of aforesaid information, a raiding party of Model Customs Collectorate Preventive held nakabandi at GT Road Rawat . On 07.03.2016, the reported truck was sighted coming from Rawalpindi side which was signaled to stop by a uniform sepoy.
A detailed search of the said vehicle led to the recovery of foreign origin smuggled .goods. It was reported that, at the time of occurrence, the driver of the vehicle identified himself as Azeem c/o Balaj Cargo Service, Arbab Lai Plaza Lunda Bazar Rawalpindi and on demand, he failed to produce any evidence documentary or otherwise,showing legal import or lawful possession of the recovered items.
On demand he failed to produce any evidence documentary or otherwise regarding legal import or lawful Possession of the recovered F/o Misc Goods as mentioned in Column No 5 of the seizure report. There were, therefore reasons to believe that the recovered F/o Misc goods had been brought into Country in Violation of Section 2 (S) and 16 of the customs Act, 1969, read with 3 (1) of the Imports & Export (Controls) Act, 1950, the same were therefore, seized under section 168 of the customs Act, 1969 after proper documentation on the spot and due service of a notice section 171 of the Customs Act 1969 Which is punishable under Section 156 (1) (89) (90) & 178 of the customs Act, 1969 and Rule 126 of SRO 450 (1)2001 dated 18.06.2001 upon the said accused persons.
After listening the arguments collector adjudication said that driver of the vehicle was unaware about smuggled goods, so his vehicle should be released after payment of Rs 35,000/-
