MULTAN: The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation has seized 13 heavy duty generators worth Rs 23 million.
Talking to Customs Today, Additional Director of Customs Intelligence and Investigation said that intelligence teams received information that some non-duty paid heavy generators had been concealed in a godown of Liberty Market near Vehari Chowk.
After receiving the information, Additional Director Nisar Ahmad formed team for action against them which comprised of superintendent Fareeduddin Masood, senior intelligence officer Pervaiz Amjad, inspector Hafiz Muhammad Younas , inpector Malik Nasir and others.
The Customs teams raided two gowdowns located on Vehari Road and recovered 13 heavy duty generators from their warehouses. The power of the recovered heavy duty generators were almost 1350 KVA. Local police were also called during the raid due to prevent resistance from the owners at the time of raid.
Talking exclusively to Customs Today, Additional Director Nisar Ahmad said that seizure report has been made and investigations are started in this regard.
He said that his departments is arresting smugglers in the region and all routes are under surveillance of the Customs staff to stop smuggling in the region.
Director General Customs Intelligence Imtiaz Ahmad has also directed Customs Intelligence to curb smuggling in the jurisdiction and measures have been taken to make to curtail smuggling in the region.
