FAISALABAD: The Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Faisalabad has seized 1,520 kilogram Indian origin cumin seeds (zeera) worth Rs 760,000 involving duty/taxes amounting to Rs 127,731.
Sources told Customs Today that the ASO received credible information through Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Faisalabad Collector Dr Zulafqar Ali Chaudhary that foreign origin zeera would be smuggled into Faisalabad.
Following the information, the ASO team raided the Bilal Daewoo Cargo Service in Faisalabad and found 38 bags of filled with zeera having weight up to 1,520kg, which was seized as accused persons could not show any evidence regarding the legal import of the item.
The ASO team also arrested the accused persons namely Zulqarnain Nasir, Cargo Delivery Clerk and Abdul Wahab on the spot.
The ASO team comprising Superintendent Zahid Raza Bukhari, Inspector Muhammad Munir Ahmad, Zulfiqar Ali, Rana Abdul Nasir, Sepoy Muhammad Ashrif, Muhammad Hayat, Asrar Ahmad and others conducted the raid.
