LAHORE: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) team confiscated eight smuggled vehicles worth Rs90 million.
Sources said that Director Customs Intelligence and Investigation Saima Shahzad received credible that some non-duty paid vehicles were found plying on the roads using fake registration numbers. Customs Intelligence and Investigation enhanced patrolling on different roads. Later customs I&I team conducted the raid confiscated the vehicles. Later, these vehicles were shifted to Customs Intelligence and Investigation warehouse.
The vehicles impounded included luxury vehicles such as Honda Civic, Toyota Premio, Toyota Mark X, Toyota Land Cruisers, Mercedes C-200, and an S-550.
It is worth noted that few months back, a super luxurious Bentley Mulsanne had been recovered from the garage of Karachi’s posh locality, Defense Housing Authority (DHA).
The tax owed on the car was Rs307,427,997 according to the Pakistan customs which was evaded with the help of Motor Vehicle and Taxation (MVT) Wing of the Excise and Taxation Department of the Sindh government.
