FAISALABAD: The Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Faisalabad has confiscated imported smuggling mobiles worth Rs4.2million involving duties and taxes of Rs845000 during an action.
Sources told Custom Today that ASO Assistant Collector Shah Samad Hamadani received a tip-off from the police regarding the smuggling attempt. The ASO team and police staff raided Kashmir Bridge, Canal Road Faisalabad, and intercepted a suspicious white coloured vehicle Honda Civic car bearing registration No: CG-212 which was going from Sahianwala Motorway Interchange to Faisalabad city through Canal Road.
The ASO staff including Sub-Inspectors M Ibrahim and M Tasawar Ramzan set up a picket near Kashmir Bridge. A vehicle was seen coming to the city which was stopped by the police party and found two accused named Rahat Shah and Pervaiz, residents of Qaidabad Peshawar, sitting in the car.
Upon a thorough checking, a large quantity of Q-Mobile phones of different models was found on the backseat and in the luggage space of the car. The police party asked the persons to produce the invoice of mobiles phones, but they could not show any legal document on the spot. So they were taken into custody on the suspicion and brought to the police station of Madina Town Faisalabad for further investigation. The accused stated that mobiles were smuggled from China into Peshawar and then transported to Faisalabad.
A seizure report has been submitted to the Adjudication Department for further legal proceedings.
