MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement has seized non-customs paid vehicles and miscellaneous goods worth Rs.215.35 million during various anti-smuggling operations.
Sources told Customs Today that Multan Customs Collectorate has carried out crackdowns against smuggled goods to curb smuggling in the jurisdiction. Multan Customs Anti-Smuggling staff has thwarted several attempts of smuggling in the Jurisdiction on the basis of credible information against smuggling.
Multan Customs Anti-Smuggling organization has enhanced the patrolling of the suspected routes to intercept the non-customs paid (NCP) vehicles. Anti-Smuggling squad of Multan Customs Collectorate has enhanced vigilance of suspected routes on the special directions of Collector Imran Ahmad Chaudhry to thwart any attempt of smuggling. The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) has focused few crucial strategic routes to intercept any smuggling attempt.
Anti-Smuggling Organization has impounded 25 various smuggled vehicles of worth Rs.72.40 million in the month of January 2021-22. The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) has seized non-customs duty paid vehicles which includes Toyota Vitz, Honda Civic, Land Cruiser, Toyota Premio, Toyota Fielder and other in their various crackdowns. All impounded vehicles were found non-duty paid and non-tampered during verification.
Anti-Smuggling Organization has detected various 29 seizure cases of High-Speed Diesel, plastic bags, cooking oil,urea fertilizer, betel nuts, Skimmed milk, Tyres, cigarettes and others of almost worth Rs142.95 million during their aggressive crackdowns in the region during January 2021-22.These impounded vehicles and goods were intercepted from Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, Bahawalpur, Sadiqabad, Sahiwal regions during crackdown of Anti-Smuggling Organization in the month of January.