MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs, Anti-Smuggling Organization has seized 39000 litres of smuggled High Speed Diesel (HSD) near Sahiwal.
Sources told Customs Today that Multan Customs received credible information that huge quantity of smuggled High Speed Diesel will be transported. Assistant Collector Habib-ur-Rehman formed special team on the direction of Collector Tahir Ali to intercept smuggled petroleum products. Inspector Muhammad Aslam, Inspector Muhammad Ahmad, Havaldar, Sepoy Jawad Qadeer and others participated in the action against smuggled HSD after receiving said information.
Anti-smuggling squad started patrolling in the suspected routes of Sahiwal and its adjourning areas to thwart any attempt of smuggling in the region. Anti-Smuggling Organization initiated strict monitoring of carriage to restrain smuggling from jurisdiction.
Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization team intercepted two suspicious Hino oil tankers near GT Road of Sahiwal and asked the said driver to produce import documents of said Petroleum Products and its oil tanker. Customs staff found in their examination that oil tanker was filled with 39,000 liters High Speed Diesel Oil. Driver of the oil tanker failed to provide any import documents to Customs anti-smuggling squad for verification and customs teams seized the oil tanker along with 39000 liters of POL products.
Customs teams seized the said High Speed Diesel in their action after confirmation of smuggled one along with said oil tanker under section 157(2) of the Customs Act 1969 being used for smuggling of non-duty paid goods.
The net value of the seized oil tanker was almost Rs.11 million and High Speed Diesel is evaluated at approximately Rs15 million. The total value of seized oil and vehicle is almost Rs.26 million. Further investigations regarding smuggled High Speed Diesel are still under process.
