FAISALABAD: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Faisalabad conducted various operations against smugglers and recovered different goods worth Rs04.5 during the second week of July 2017.
Sources told Customs Today that Deputy Collector Usman Tariq constituted a team to abort the smuggling attempts. The ASO team consisted of Superintendent Tanveer Raza Naqvi, Inspectors Faizi Raza, Muhammad Munir and Sepoys Muhammad Ashraf, Liaquat Ali, Israr Ahmad and Muhammad Abdullah.
The team impounded two non-duty-paid vehicles valued Rs02.1 under Section (U/S 157). Under the said section, vehicles are used for smuggling transportation. The vehicles were impounded under the Custom Act-1969 besides seizure of diesel worth Rs01.7million. Other smuggled miscellaneous items (6908-Kg) worth Rs635556 were also taken into possession. All these items were brought into the country without payment of customs duty and taxes.
Prior to the recovery, the ASO team asked the accused to provide the legal documents regarding the import of the items but he failed to do so.
Faisalabad ASO confiscated items with the section contravened Import and Export Control Act-1950 punishable under Section 156 (1)89(i) 90 of the Customs Act-1969. The case has been forwarded to the Customs Adjudication for further legal action.
