LAHORE: Collectorate of Customs Appraisement, Investigation and Prosecution (I&P) cell has registered an FIR against SMJ International for replacing goods from transshipment cargo during the transit.
FIR was also registered by Customs Sambrial against M/s Rizwan Traders, M/s Enirates Logistics, Banaras Khan and others for replacing the goods from a transshipment cargo.
Sources told that information was passed through Chief Collector Faiz Ahmed to respective collectors regarding replacement of transshipment cargo during transit. Acting on the information, Customs formations caught two transshipment consignments, wherein cargo was being replaced.
Further investigations are still in process till the filing of this report.
It is necessary to mention here that Chief Collector Faiz Ahmad directed all the Collectorates to adopt zero tolerance policy against smuggling. He directed that anyone who found involved in the smuggling should be dealt as per law.
Sources said that due to comprehensive adopted by the customs collectorates marginable decrease is being witnessed in smuggling.
