FAISALABAD: The Customs Adjudication Deputy Collector Asma Hameed has issued a show cause notice to owners of non duty paid Mazda.
Sources told Customs Today that Anti Smuggling Organization (ASO) intercepted a Mazda bearing registration number 7691.
The ASO team asked the owners of the vehicle who was identified as Hanif and second person named as Mannan show documents regarding legal import of Mazda but they failed to produce any legal documents regarding possession of the above said vehicle.
Therefore, the ASO team impounded the vehicle under customs laws and forwarded the case to Customs Adjudication for further legal action.
Now, Deputy Collector Asma Hameed issued notices to the accused person on the violation of Section 10-A. 89(1) and 156(1) of the Customs Act, 1969 punishable under Section 156(1)89 of the Customs Act, 1969 and served him a show cause notice as to why the seized vehicle should not be confiscated under aforementioned provisions of the law.
However, the adjudication has directed the accused person to file reply on next date of hearing. The seizing agency has also been directed to file reply in the respective case.
The adjudication authority also directed Deputy Collector Muhammad Rizwan to attend the hearing on schedule date along with relevant record.
It is necessary to mention here that Customs Adjudication authorities expedited their efforts to conclude hearing of pending cases on priority basis.
