FAISALABAD: Collectorate of Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization seized huge quantity of foreign origin smuggled dry coconut, peanuts, walnuts and dried fruit worth Rs1.02 million during an action.
Sources told Customs Today that ASO team received credible information through Collector Mirza Mubashir Baig regarding the smuggling of different goods. A team under the supervision of Additional Collector Muhammad Saeed Asad was constituted to curb these activities.
The team raided M/s Jeway Khan Pindi Hazara Goods Transport Company. The team during search recovered a huge quantity of smuggled items including foreign origin peanuts and walnuts.
The ASO official asked the manager of godown Sultan Mehmood to produce any legal documents regarding the lawful import and possession of the items but they could not show any documents. Therefore customs officials confiscated the items under Section 171 of Customs Act 1969.
After making the seizure report, the ASO team deposited the confiscated smuggled goods items in State Warehouse.
