HYDERABAD: Collectorate of Customs enhanced the checking on the main routes of the city. Due to strict measures, the customs authorities foiled an attempt of smuggling in the second week of October 2019.
Sources told Customs Today that Collector Khalid Hussain Jamali received a tip-off that some smugglers are trying to smuggle huge quantity of Indian origin coriander seeds. He immediately constituted a Customs team comprising Inspector Syed Momin Hussain Shah and others who took part in the operation.
The customs team established some pickets at the main entry and exit points of the Bypass Hyderabad. During the checking of the vehicles, customs team intercepted a truck 10 wheeler bearing registration no: TKA-109 near Bypass Hyderabad.
During search the team recovered 490 bags weighing 19600 kgs of Indian origin coriander seeds, including impounding of 10 wheeler truck goods items with truck worth Rs 4 million.
Prior to the recovery, the customs team asked the driver of the vehicles for producing the legal documents regarding the possession of the vehicle and transportation of the coriander seeds but he failed to provide any relevant documents.
The officials impounded the items and truck and registered a case against the accused under the customs bylaws of customs Act 1969. Collector Khalid Hussain Jamali appreciated the performance of their subordinates.
