HYDERABAD: Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO ) seizes huge quantity of foreign origin cigarettes of different brands and Indian origin gutkha along with Hino track during a successful raid and arrested two persons. The market value of seized goods is Rs 17.8325 million.
Sources told Customs Today that Collector Agha Shahid Majeed received credible information that huge quantity of non-duty paid cigarettes and Indian origin gutkha is being smuggled. He immediately constituted a team under the supervision of Additional Collector Rehmatullah Vistro and Additional Collector Omer Shafiq. The team comprising Deputy Superintendent Saleem Channa, Deputy Superintendent Sikander Panhwar , Inspector Anwar Ahmed Siddique, Inspector Khair Muhammad Pathan, Inspector Shafi Muhammad Jamali, Inspector Mushtaq Ali Lakho. Upon his failure the ASO team arrested him and his companion Khalique Dar son of Mir Khan under section 175 of Customs Act, 1969.
The ASO team intercepted a Hino truck bearing registration No TKC100 model 1985 near Shahbaz Medical Store Hirabad Hyderabad and recovered foreign origin 617 cartons cigarette of different brands worth Rs77,12,500/- duty taxes Rs1,11,71,708/- (approx ) Indian gutkha 258 bags worth Rs91,20,000/- and duty taxes Rs62,96,062/-.
The ASO team after registering a case of smuggling against accused persons seized entire goods and started further investigations.
