FAISALABAD: The Anti Smuggling Organization (ASO) Jhang has seized non duty paid foreign origin gents shirts. The market value of seized items is Rs 2381800 involving duty and taxes amounting to Rs452148.
Sources told Customs Today that Additional Collector Saeed Asad received credible information regarding smuggling of items. After receiving the information the collector constituted a special team comprising Superintendent Saeed Akhtar Joiya, Ali Zahid, Mehmood Ahmed Dogar, Dilawar Hussain, Liaqat Ali, Zulifkar Ali Awan, Muhammad Arshad.
The ASO team intercepted vehicle bearing registration No, JV-8446 near By Pass Toba Road Jhang loaded with Tommy Hilfirger gents shirts. The ASO seized all the garments under section 2(s) read with SRO 566(1)/2005 and section 16, 18 of the Customs Act 1969 with section 3 of Sales Tax Act 1990, section 148 of Income Tax Ordinance 2001.
The consignment was being transported from Karachi to Rawalpindi. The team asked the driver of the accused who was later identified as Muhammad Waqar son of Doast Ali Khan to produce legal documents regarding possession and transportation of loaded goods but he remained failed to provide the same.
The Anti Smuggling Organization after registering a case of smuggling against accused persons forwarded the case to Customs Adjudication for further proceedings.
