FAISALABAD: The Collectorate of Customs Adjudication Deputy Collector Saima Ayyaz ordered to confiscate smuggled Toyota Fielder car worth Rs881357 involving duty and taxes.
The deputy collector issued Order in Original (ONO) no: 199/2017 while hearing a case against Muhammad Munir Ahmed and Muhammad Azam registered by the Customs Anti Smuggling Organization (AsO) Mianwali.
In pursuance of information, the Customs Mianwali intercepted a Toyota Fielder car bearing registration no: AJK-8295 near M.M Alam Road Mianwali.
The driver of the vehicle introduced himself as Muhammad Munir son of Ghulam Buksh. ASO superintendent was asked to produce documents relating to this vehicle but he could not produce any evidence in this regard. Therefore the foreign origin Toyota car was detained under Section 2kk and 17 of the Custom Act 1969 read with section 3(1) of the import and export, Act 1950 punishable under section 156(1) 89 of the Customs Act.
Customs Adjudication issued a show cause against accused warning him to why the seized vehicle should not be confiscated under aforementioned provisions of law.
Inspector Umar Bhatti appeared from the prosecution side and asserted that seized car fell in the ambit of Section 2(s) of the Customs Act 1969 while Mohammed Azam appeared on the behalf of party and stated that seized vehicle was purchased by the respondents from Quetta custom through auction.
But, the respondent failed to produce any valid documentary evidence regarding lawful import of the seized car, so the adjudication authority ordered to confiscate the smuggled vehicle.
