FAISALABAD: The Customs Collectorate auction committee has conducted auction of seized smuggled items after the permission of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and generated Rs7.736 million through auction of vehicles and other smuggled goods.
Sources told Customs Today that Anti Smuggling Organization (ASO) of the customs Faisalabad has confiscated smuggled items which were coming from China and Iran by different roads and shifted the same to State Warehouse. The ASO registered cases of impounded goods and referred them to the Adjudication Department for proceeding.
After conclusion of proceeding, Customs Adjudication announced judgment in favor of the customs department.
The Collectorate held special auction of vehicles and goods. Most of the people from Faisalabad and Lahore participated in the auction.
There were four vehicles including Toyota Laxus bearing registration no: IDO-786 worth Rs21,35000, Land Cruiser Prado worth Rs, 19,00,000, Honda Civic car worth Rs6,51000, Toyota Hilux double cabin worth Rs22,50,000 and four other miscellaneous items worth Rs800,000 were auctioned off.
Deputy Collector Falik Shair expressed complete satisfaction over the transparency of the auction process.
