MULTAN: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation has started crackdown against smuggled vehicles and impounded four luxury vehicles worth Rs11 million in three days of special operation.
Sources told Customs Today that Director General Customs Intelligence and Investigation has directed anti smuggling teams to take stern action against foreign origin smuggled vehicles. Deputy Director Customs Intelligence and Investigation Multan Khial Muhammad Khan formed a special team to impound non-customs paid vehicles. Customs Intelligence assigned task to Senior Intelligence Officer Muhammad Haq Nawaz, Inspector Umer along with Muhammad Shakeelur Rehman to initiate action against smuggled vehicles.
Customs Intelligence deputed their staff and enhanced the monitoring of the suspected areas to impound smuggled vehicles. Field Intelligence Unit of Customs conducted raid in various routes against smuggled vehicles. The special team raided different areas and impounded Mark X, Toyota Corolla Axio, Cherokee Grand, and truck.
Sources told that these four impounded vehicles are non-customs paid. Customs Intelligence seized these vehicles under Customs Act 1969. Seizure reports of these vehicles will be forwarded to Customs Adjudication very soon for their trial.
