FAISALABAD: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) has confiscated smuggled cloths valued Rs200000 involving duty and taxes of Rs58448.
Sources told Customs Today that Collector Dr Zulfiqar Chaudhary received a tip-off regarding the smuggling of foreign origin cloths. He formed a team, comprising Deputy Collector Rizwan Khan, Superintendent Saeed Akhtar Joiya, Inspectors Khalid Ashraf Noor, Mehmood Ahmed Dogar, Sepoys Ali Zahid and Muhammad Khalid Dogar, Afzal Hussain, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Ashraf and Liaqat Ali, to foil the bid.
The ASO team raided Rajba Road Lal Mill Chowk Faisalabad and recovered foreign origin cloths (250 kgs). On the demand, Muhammad yasin, a resident of Gulistan Colony, Faisalabad, could not produce documents regarding the legal import of the item.
Recovery memo was prepared in the presence of accused Noor Muhammad and cloths were seized under Section 168 of the Customs Act-1969. A case was registered against the accused. The case has also been sent to the Customs Adjudication for further legal action.
