HYDERABAD: The Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) Field Investigation Unit (FIU) foiled an attempt of smuggling and seized 898 crates of Iranian origin juice worth Rs862080 involving duty and tax of Rs 202842 in an operation at Hyderabad bypass.
The Customs Intelligence received a tip-off through Director Karachi Tahir Qureshi about the transportation of foreign origin items.
The FIU constituted a team under the supervision of Deputy Director Haroon Waqar Malik including Superintendent Qasim Ali Alvi, Inspector Irfan Ghani, Sepoys Musarat Ali Shah, Sikander Malah, Noshad Khan, Azam Ali Chandio, Muhammad Imran, Janib Crub and Haneef Somroo.
The FIU team started searching vehicles at Hyderabad bypass to check the smuggling attempt. The FIU team intercepted a public transport vehicle with registration No: SLO-3030 and recovered 898 crates of Iranian origin juice. The crates were being transported from Karachi to Faisalabad.
The FIU team asked the driver to show the legal documents regarding the possession and transportation of foreign origin juice but he failed to provide any required document.
After his failure, the FIU team registered a case of smuggling against the accused and confiscated the crates.
The team transferred the crates to Customs Warehouse and forwarded the case to Customs Adjudication for further proceeding.
