ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Islamabad took into possession 187 offending and NDP vehicles along with various kinds of imported smuggling goods worth Rs315million during first nine months (July to March) FY17-18.
This was stated by Majid Hussain Gaad, Assistant Collector, Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Islamabad, while give an exclusive interview to Customs Today on Thursday.
He said that the ASO is working in different shifts with full devotion while vigilance under the jurisdiction of Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) has been enhanced with modern techniques.
Talking about the performance of ASO during first three quarters, he said that, during said period, the ASO impounded 156 offending vehicles used for carrying smuggling goods worth of Rs185.27million. The impounded offending vehicles comprise passenger busses, trucks, Mazda trucks, cars, Hiace and pickups. Assistant Collector told CT that the Car Cell of the ASO took into possession 31 Non-Duty-Paid (NDP) vehicles valued at Rs126.84million.
Describing details of imported smuggled goods during July to March FY17-18, he said that the ASO Islamabad, under the guidance of Zulfikar Ali Chaudhery, Collector MCC Islamabad, made critical and difficult seizures against the tax evaders and smugglers. During the said period, the ASO seized 49073 yards of different qualities of cloth priced at Rs28.16million and did 100987 kilograms of smuggled food grains worth Rs13.24million whereas it confiscated 10319 kilograms of foreign origin tea valued at Rs3.04million.
Assistant Collector ASO Islamabad further said that, during above said duration, it seized 910 smuggling tyres and tubes priced at Rs4.56million as well as it did 2541 ally rims worth Rs1.78million. The ASO confiscated 17369 auto spare parts valued at Rs7.44million.
During first nine months of FY17-18, the ASO impounded 1315 liters of mobil oil priced at Rs0.950million and did 6190 packs of different brands of foreign origin non-duty-paid and fake cigarettes worth Rs4.27million. The ASO seized 19423 numbers of smuggling electronic items priced at Rs33.56million. The ASO furthermore took into possession 324 numbers of smuggling blankets worth Rs0.102million while it did 2472 numbers of toys valued aat Rs0.421million. It also confiscated various kinds of foreign origin smuggling medicines priced at Rs000.84million.
During first three quarters of FY17-18, the ASO Islamabad impounded all brands of foreign origin 66 kilograms of Gutka valued at Rs00.170million. The ASO also seized various other smuggling goods worth Rs90.68millions during different seizures.
