MULTAN: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Multan has seized smuggled goods worth Rs 44.50 million in different anti-smuggling activities during September, 2015.
Customs Intelligence conducted operations against the smuggled goods and vehicles in different areas of its Jurisdiction including Multan, Sadiqabad and Dera Ghazi Khan.
Talking to Customs Today, Additional Director Customs Intelligence Nisar Ahmad stated that smuggled goods include Iranian diesel and petrol, old and used gear box in bulk quantity, welding rods, old and used engine blocks were captured.
The teams of the department confiscated smuggled cloth valued at Rs.4.9 million, six vehicles worth Rs 19 million and other contraband items worth Rs 20.6 million.
The additional collector added that intelligence made 11 seizure cases in the month, while six cases were registered by Multan region, three by Dera Ghazi Khan and two were detected by Sadiqabad region.
While comparing the performance of corresponding period, he said that Customs Intelligence seized smuggled items worth Rs 7.47 million in September of the corresponding year economic year 2014-15.
Saying that the numbers of smuggling attempts were failed by the team marking an outstanding performance, he said that all this become possible due to the effective vigilance of the department.
He stated that few operations against smuggling were conducted in line with the anti-smuggling strategy of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) of coordinated approach.
He said that out of these eleven seizure cases nine cases have been referred to the Customs Adjudication for further legal actions, which includes almost Rs 22.26 million of taxes.
Additional Director Nisar Ahmad concluded that despite shortage of manpower and other resources, Customs Intelligence will continue to play its role to root out the menace of smuggling in the region.
