ISLAMABAD: The Customs Car Cell of Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Islamabad impounded a Non-Duty-Paid (NDP) Toyota Land Cruiser with registration No: JAD-456 Quetta worth Rs2.2million from F-11 Islamabad.
According to details given by sources of the MCC to Customs Today that, following a tip-off shared by sources of the Car Cell, the customs squad set up a picket at G-11 Islamabad and intercepted the said NDP vehicle with Chassis No: LJ79-0003782, Model 1992, and asked the possessor of vehicle named Guzanfar Abass S/o Muhammad Hayat, a resident of Mohallah Hussainiabad, Haji Camp, Sector I-14 Islamabad, to show the original documents of the car, but he failed to do so.
The sources said that, after the firsthand investigation, the Car Cell took the vehicle into possession and brought it to the state warehouse. The estimated value of the vehicle is Rs2.5million. An FIR has been lodged against the owner of the NDP vehicle.
The authorities concerned revealed that the documents of the Land Cruiser were checked by the registration authority which turned out to be fake registration. The Land Cruiser has been impounded under the Customs Act-1969 and the documents of the vehicle have been sent for further examination to the Investigation and Prosecution Department.
The FBR has issued special instructions to the Customs Department to take appropriate steps to arrest the smugglers and curb the movement of the Non-Duty-Paid vehicles.
