FAISALABAD: The Anti Smuggling Organization (ASO) has confiscated foreign origin three units of illegally imported diesel engine without gear box and carrier vehicles worth Rs, 10,50,000 involving customs duty and taxes Rs, 155776.
Sources told Customs Today that Collector Muhammad Sadiq received credible information about some smuggling attempts. He immediately constituted team. The ASO team intercepted Suzuki pick-up bearing registration number RIS-1388 near Motorway Salam Interchange Sargodha Road, Faisalabad.
The officials recovered three units of the cylinder diesel engine from the vehicle and asked the driver Muhammad Zubair ud din son of Faiz ud din to show the documents regarding the legal import of the items.
However, he failed to produce documentary evidence of legal import of the subject goods, on which the customs officials seized the items and impounded the vehicle.
The raid was conducted by ASO team comprising Superintendent Chaudhary Sardar Muhammad, Inspector Malik Atif Mumtaz, Bashir Ahmed and others.
