MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) recovered huge quantity of smuggled Iranian diesel and petrol during two different raids in private warehouses.
Sources told Customs Today that Collector Ambreen Ahmad Tarar received credible information from her source that huge quantity of smuggled high diesel and petrol is stored in a private warehouses located in Muzaffargah Jampur region.
Collector Ambreen Ahmad formed special team on the basis of secret information which comprises of Inspector Muhammad Waqas Leghari, Inspector Rana Mujtaba Noon, Inspector Rao Saleem, Inspector Muhammad Ali and others to take strict action.
Customs anti-smuggling squad obtained search warrant from local magistrate for the inspection of private warehouse located in Jampur region.
Customs teams raided a private warehouse located in area of Basti Lashari Jampur where huge quantity of non-customs paid high speed diesel was dumped in the tankers.
The smugglers dumped 50,000 liters of high speed diesel and 10,000 liters petrol in the oil tankers. Customs team found that smugglers have also installed latest equipment to refill other oil tankers through storage point for the transportation of said HSD.
It was also revealed that smugglers used to supply non-customs paid high speed diesel in the South Punjab region after smuggling from Iran.
Anti-Smuggling Organization raided another warehouse spotted by Collector Ambreen Ahmad Tarar which was also located in the Jampur city and recovered 5000 liters petroleum products.
Customs anti-smuggling squad sealed the both warehouses and seized the recovered High Speed Diesel and Petrol under Customs Act 1969.
Customs teams have started investigation against the owner of the both warehouses to initiate further legal action them.
