MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement & Compliance (E&C) has impounded non-customs paid vehicles and miscellaneous goods worth Rs389.054 million during various anti-smuggling crackdowns in September 2020-21 .
Sources told Customs Today that Multan Customs Collectorate has intensified crackdowns against smuggled goods to curb smuggling in the jurisdiction. Multan Customs Anti-Smuggling staff foiled several attempts of smuggling in the Jurisdiction on the basis of credible information against smuggling.
Multan Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization has enhanced patrolling of the suspected routes to intercept the non-customs paid (NCP) vehicles. Anti-Smuggling squad of the Collectorate has enhanced vigilance of suspected routes on the special directions of Collector to thwart any attempt of smuggling. The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) has focused few crucial choke points to intercept any smuggling attempt.
Anti-Smuggling Organization has impounded nine smuggled vehicles worth Rs36 million. The includes Toyota Premio, Toyota Fielder, Toyota Vitz, Honda Civic, Toyota Land Cruiser, Toyota Hilux Surf and others in their various crackdowns. All impounded vehicles were found non-duty paid and non-tampered during verification.
Anti-Smuggling Organization has detected seizure cases of High Speed Diesel, betel nuts, Skimmed milk, bitumen, tyres, cigarettes and others of almost worth Rs.356 million during their aggressive crackdowns in the region during September 2020-21.
These impounded vehicles and goods were intercepted from Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, Bahawalpur, Faisalabad, Jhang, Sargodha, Mianwali region during crackdown of Anti-Smuggling Organization in the month of September 2020-21.
