FAISALABAD: The Collectorate of Customs Anti Smuggling Organization (ASO) has seized contraband items worth Rs29,614,786 during the month of February 2018.
According to the details, the ASO seized contraband items from different locations of Faisalabad city, including Chanab Nagar, Sargodha Road, Gattwala, Karkhana Bazar, Railway Colony and other areas of its jurisdiction.
The items were seized on the information of Collector Asif Mehmood Jah and under the supervision of Assistant Collector Shah Samad Hamadani according to Import and Export Control Act 1950 punishable under section 156(1)89(i) 90 of the Custom Act 1969.
The ASO team comprising Superintendent Tanveer Raza Naqvi, Inspector Faizi Raza, Muhammad Tanveer, Sepoys Muhammad Khalid, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Ashraf, Liaqat Ali, and Afzal Hussain participated in the raids.
The customs officials confiscated the items as the accused persons failed to produce documents regarding legal import of the items. Later, the seizure report was submitted to the adjudication department for further proceedings.
As per the details in the seized items included ten vehicles under Section (U/S 157) being used for smuggling transportation worth Rs 9800000 and four others non duty paid vehicle under section (U/S 16 NDP) worth Rs 33,00,000 foreign origin cloth 4040 kilograms worth Rs 2266000 tyres and tubes (110 numbers) worth Rs 542000 smuggled diesel 10,000 Litters worth Rs 600,000 electronic goods and various other contraband items worth Rs12017394 during February of fiscal year 2018.
