FAISALABAD: Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Faisalabad has impounded a smuggled Toyota Hilux Surf valued Rs500000 involving customs duty and taxes of Rs1.3million.
Sources told Customs Today that following a tip-off received by Collector Muhammad Sadiq, the ASO team conducted a raid on Millat Chowk, Sheikhupura Road, Faisalabad, and intercepted a foreign origin F/O Hilux Surf with registration No: BF-4360 Modelled 1997 brought into the country without payment of customs duty and taxes.
A person on the driving seat tried to run away but could not succeed. Owner of the vehicle has neither contacted the ASO offices Faisalabad nor has produced any proof of the lawful import.
Therefore ASO impounded the smuggled vehicle under Section 2(S) read with SRO 566 (1) 2005 Section 16, 18, 168, of the Customs Act-1969 and Section 3 of Sales Tax Act-1990, Section 148 of Income Tax Ordinance-2001 read with Section 3 (1) 3 of Import & Export Control Act-1950 which is punishable under Section 156 (1)90 of the Customs Act-1969 read with SRO 499 (I)/2009 dated 13.06.2009 after completion of all the legal formalities.
ASO team, comprising team person Superintendent Dilawar Hissain, Inspector Faizi Raza and Sepoys Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Anwar, Liaqat Ali and others, conducted the operation.
A seizure report along with an enclosure was sent to the Customs Adjudication Department for further legal action.
