FAISALABAD: The Model Customs Collectorate has registered 137 cases of smuggling, besides collecting Rs 156.86 million during the first seven months (July-January) of the current fiscal year.
Officials said that Faisalabad Customs Collector Dr. Zulafiqar Ali Chaudhary has improved environment in all wings of the department due to which the Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) has shown a tremendous performance in terms of confiscating contraband items during the first seven months.
The customs has made 49 cases of non-duty paid vehicles and 88 cases of contraband goods during the said period.
The ASO confiscated the smuggled items during different raids in Faisalabad, Sargodha, Mianwali, Sara-e-Muhajir and Jhang.