FAISALABAD: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Faisalabad conducted various operations against smugglers and recovered different goods worth Rs4.7million during the first week of June.
Sources told Customs Today that Deputy Collector Usman Tariq constituted a team to curb the smuggling attempts. The ASO team consisted of Superintendent Dilawar Hussain, Inspectors Safdar Ali, Amir Mumtaz Bajwa and Sepoys Muhammad Ashraf, Liaquat Ali, Israr Ahmad and Muhammad Abdullah.
The team impounded a non-duty paid vehicle valued Rs1.6million under Section (U/S 157). Under the said section, vehicles are used for smuggling transportation. Confiscated Indian origin tea (1360-Kg) worth Rs400000 was brought into country without payment of customs duty and taxes and other miscellaneous items (53085-Kg) priced Rs2.7million were also taken into possession. The team asked the accused to provide legal documents regarding the import of the items but he failed to do so.
The ASO seized the items under 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.
