MULTAN: Customs Collectorate Anti-Smuggling Organization impounded two non-customs paid vehicles of worth Rs.3.5 million in their crackdown.
According to details, Multan Customs received reliable information from their source that transportation of smuggled vehicles will be carried out through Sahiwal region to Faisalabad. Acting upon the said information, Collector Multan Customs Ambreen Ahmad Tarar initiated action non-customs paid and directed Anti-Smuggling Organization to intercept said vehicle.
The Customs Collectorate Multan formed two teams of Anti-Smuggling Organization including Superintendent Habib-ur-Rehman, Inspector Rana Mujtaba Noon, Inpsector Abdul Samad and others to foil the attempt of the smuggling of non-duty paid vehicles.
Deputy Collector Saqib-ur-Rehman who is head of Anti-Smuggling Organization supervised the whole operation and alerted the anti-smuggling staff to check vehicles appropriately in the jurisdiction. Anti-smuggling squad started patrolling of the suspected routes after receiving information to foil any attempt of smuggling and enhanced monitoring of the entrance and exits of the region.
Anti-smuggling squad seized the Mitsubishi Pajero jeep of Model 1995 and Toyota Passo car of Model 2008 in their actions. Drivers of said vehicle failed to produce any documents to justify their legal possessions. Both seized vehicle were non-customs paid and valuing almost Rs.3.5 million. Further investigations against seized vehicles are still under way.
