HYDERABAD: The Model Customs Collectorate’s Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) confiscated smuggled items worth Rs72million from Hyderabad, Sukkur, Jacobabad, Khairpur and Larkana Customs Preventive during May 2017.
Following the instruction of Hyderabad Customs Collector Akhlaq Ahmad Khattaq, the ASO teams conducted various anti-smuggling activities to protect the national exchequer. The teams impounded different items including non-duty-paid vehicles and (u/s157), foreign origin cloths, tyres and tubes , auto-parts, foreign origin cigarettes of different brands, opium, smuggled Iranian HSD high speed diesel, electronics, LEDs, air-conditioners , TVs, data cable, chargers , satellites, receivers electric irons and toiletries including lipsticks, nail polishes, perfumes, soaps, shampoos , smuggled Rani juices, toys, Gutkas of all brands and other items in different actions.
It seized 53,944 yards of smuggled cloths worth Rs5.6million, 26,723 cartons of cigarettes valued Rs15million, six vehicles (u/s.157) worth Rs14.3million, two NDP vehicles (u/s. 16) worth Rs3.4million, foreign origin 243 Nos/ sets of smuggled tyres and tubes valued Rs897000, auto-parts worth Rs2.5, electronics Rs5million and toiletries valued Rs1.9million, contraband items including 1705,000 sachets of smuggled foreign origin Gutkas worth Rs18million and drugs including 63 kilogram of opium valued millions of rupees.
Besides, the ASO confiscated 15000 liters of smuggled Iranian HSD high speed diesel along with oil tanker with registration No: TTB-687 valued Rs 675000, foreign origin 1,640 pieces of toiletries worth Rs882000, miscellaneous items including pipe dari, gas water plastic pipe, diesel pump, gypsum powder, Rani juices, Naswar, choket shoes instant dry yeast/fruit juices, different flavor sandals, chocolates vaseline and cashew nuts worth Rs5.1million and other items.
Under the supervision of Hyderabad Customs Headquarters (HQ), Additional Collector Rehmatullah Vistro and Deputy Collector Mushtaq Shahani, Assistant Collector Customs Preventive Larkana Mumtaz Ali Ghangro, the ASO teams, comprising Superintendent Shabir Pulpoto, In-charge check-post Sukkur-Larkana Aziz Ahmed Katpar, Inspector Asaduddin Mirza, Inspector Iqbal Mughal, Inspector Muhammad Abid Khan, Inspector Ayaz Mastoi, Inspector Imdad Abro, Inspector Abdul Majeed Waraich, Inspector Ahmed Ali Shah, Inspector Karamullah Hujan, Inspector Syed Zagham Ali Shah, Inspector Shafi Muhammad Jamali, Inspector Mushtaq Ali Lakho, Sepoys Neromal, Sadiq Khaskheli, Ghulam Sarwar, Razaq, Saddam, Sher Akbar, Drivers Nisar Ahmdani Ajaz, Jawaid Mashkoor and Khan, participated in the operations.
Talking to Customs Today, customs officers said the Hyderabad Customs showed excellent performance with regard to the anti-smuggling during said period adding the collectorate is improving its performance over the time by adopting effective strategies against the smugglers.
