HYDERABAD: The Customs’ Filed Investigation Unit Hyderabad has confiscated non-duty paid 09500 kg of polyester’s ladies’ suiting cloths worth Rs4.7million involving duty and taxes of Rs2.6million. The offending vehicle was going from Peshawar to Karachi when the operation was carried out on Super Highway in Hyderabad.
Official source told Customs Today that illegally imported goods were seized following a tip-off received through Director Customs Karachi Tahir Qureshi.
Prior to the seizure, the official asked the driver to show documents regarding the legal import and lawful possession of the recovered item but he could not produce the same. So the official confiscated the item. Now the case will be sent to customs adjudication after making a seizure report for further legal action. The contraband item will be deposited into the state warehouse in Hyderabad under the supervision of Deputy Superintendent Qasim Ali Alvi and.
The customs intelligence team comprised Inspector Irfan Ghani, Sepoys Musrat Ali Shah, Sikander Malah, Noshad Khan, Azam Ali Chandio, Muhammad Imran, Janib Krub, Haneef Somroo and others.
