HYDERABAD: In its campaign to check the menace of smuggling of various items, Model Customs Collectorate Hyderabad has made seizures of various smuggled items worth Rs100million during the two months. During the period from mid April to May 2017, different items, including u/s 157 vehicles and non-duty-paid cloths, tyres and tubes, auto parts, cigarettes, electronic items air-conditioner, Gutka, LED TV and other contraband items, were confiscated by three Special Anti-Smuggling Squads of MCC Hyderabad.
Besides, 15,720 liters HSD worth Rs710610 and smuggled 672 liters of motor oil worth Rs336800 were also seized during the period.
During the two months of April and May 2017, five smuggled NDP vehicles (u/s157) (10) worth Rs2.3million, 288 sets of tyres & tubes valued Rs1.1million, electronic items, including air-conditioner, LED TV and Data cable worth Rs16.6million, Gutka worth Rs24million and various other items including 70,858 yards of smuggled non-duty-paid cloths, non-duty-paid smuggled 40,058 cartons of cigarettes, carpets, blankets, toys, toiletries and 63 kilograms of opium worth millions of rupees in the international market have been impounded.
The Hyderabad ASO Customs Preventive confiscated goods and vehicles valued Rs22.656million during nine days of May. In the month of June, several smuggled goods have been seized.
Sources told Customs Today that the Model Customs Collectorate Hyderabad Collector Akhlaq Ahmad Khattaq has issued strict instructions to all the anti-smuggling formations for utilization of all resources to curb the menace of smuggling.
This team is working under the supervision of Additional Collector Rehmatullah Vistro in the light of the direction of collector Akhlaq Ahmad khattaq.
