FAISALABAD: The Customs Adjudication settled 239 cases of smuggling and recovered Rs222.401 million during first three months of fiscal year 2017.
As per details, the cases were lodged by Anti Smuggling Organization (ASO) Faisalabad, Mianwali, Sargodha, Jhang, Sara- e-Muhajir and Customs Intelligence and Investigation Faisalabad. All the cases have been decided in favour of the departments as the respondents remain failed to provide any legal arguments before the court.
The adjudication department heard cases of smuggled cloth, and vehicles which were brought into country through illegal means. The seized goods included black tea, smuggled pine nuts, generator, and other items during the said period.
As per details, Customs Adjudication Collectorate collector has decided 9 cases involving Rs62.182 million, while Additional Collector Saeed Asad settled 51 cases involving duty and taxes amounting to Rs88.619 million.
Meanwhile, Deputy Collector Asma Hameed solved 179 cases involving Rs71.600 million and announced decisions in favour of Customs Intelligence and Investigations.