FAISALABAD: Customs Intelligence and Investigation Faisalabad confiscated foreign origin cinnamon, and tamarind worth Rs 2,832,000 ( approximately ). The market value of non-duty paid containers is Rs 3 million.
Sources told Customs Today that Deputy Director Muhammad Riaz Hussain received information regarding some smuggling attempts. He formed a customs team comprising Muhammad Tahir Iqbal (SIO), Asghar Mehdi Naqvi and Mansoor Nasir (IO) Mukhtar Ahmad and Muhammad Iqbal.
The customs intercepted a container bearing Registration No. TKA 722 near Jhang Road Faisalabad and recovered smuggled cinnamon and tamarind. The customs team asked suspect, who was identified Muhammad Shahzad s/o Muhammad Azam, to produce legal documents regarding the possession of the container and smuggled items but he failed to provide any relevant document. The Customs team seized the non-duty paid container and smuggled items and registered a smuggling case against the suspect.
