FAISALABAD: The Anti Smuggling Organization (ASO) conducted various operations against smugglers and recovered different goods worth Rs8.136 million during last week of April 2017.
Sources told Customs Today, that Deputy Collector Muhammad Rizwan Khan constituted a team to curb smuggling attempts. The ASO team consisted of Superintendent Dilawar Hussain, Inspectors Khalid Ashraf Noor, Ali Zahid, Masood Saeed Chohan and sepoys Muhammad Ashraf, Liaquat Ali, Israr Ahmad and Muhammad Abdullah.
The vehicles were brought into country without payment of customs duty and taxes. The team also seized foreign origin auto spare parts (3096-kg) priced Rs256775 and other different items (37123 kilograms) were also taken into custody worth Rs 26,80,000.
It is necessary to mention here that owners of these goods and vehicles failed to provide legal documents regarding the legal import of the items.
Faisalabad ASO seized 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.
