HYDERABAD: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) has impounded the non-duty-paid vehicles and contraband cigarettes worth Rs01.4million involving duty/taxes of Rs01.5million during April 2017.
The ASO team, following the instructions of Model Customs Collectorate Collector Akhlaq Ahmad Khattaq, conducted a number of raids to thwart the smuggling bids in the region.
The ASO Hyderabad team impounded foreign origin22 cartons, 1100 packets of Royal Business Brand, 12 cartons, 600 packets of Reds Virginia Brand and 40 packets of foreign origin cigarettes Slim Brand valued at Rs345000 involving duty taxes of Rs609000, two non-duty-paid vehicles including Mercedes Benz car with registration No: ADK 345 modelled 1998 worth Rs600000 involving duty taxes of Rs840000 and Suzuki Hi-Roof (U/S 157) worth Rs300000 during different operations in Hyderabad.
The ASO team, comprising Superintendent Abu Muhammad Warsi, Inspectors Asadudin Mirza, Iqbal Mughal, Waqar Ahmed Baig, Syed Nazim Ali, Muhammad Shakeel Khan, Imdad Abro, Waqar Sareo, Mushtaq Ali Lakho, Sepoys and Driver Sadiq Khaskheli, Nisar Ahmedani and others, participated in the raids. Officials said the department was taking measures to curb smuggling of non-duty paid goods, especially smuggling of items, which are injurious to human health. This performance has been showed against the seizures made in corresponding period of year 2016-17.
Collector MCC-Hyderabad Akhlaq Ahmad Khattaq has issued strict instructions to all the anti-smuggling formations for utilization of all available resources to curb the menace of smuggling in the interest of the evenue of government.
