MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement and Compliance (E&C) has seized non-customs paid vehicles and miscellaneous goods worth Rs347.3 million during various anti-smuggling operations in December 2021-22.
Sources told Customs Today that Multan Customs Collectorate has carried out various crackdowns against smuggled goods. Multan Customs Anti-Smuggling staff has thwarted several attempts of smuggling inn on the basis of credible information against smuggling.
Multan Customs Anti-Smuggling organization has enhanced patrolling on the suspected routes to intercept non-customs paid (NCP) vehicles. Anti-smuggling squad of the 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 7 smuggled vehicles of worth Rs70.35 million during the month of December. The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) has seized non-customs duty paid vehicles which includes Toyota Vitz, Honda Civic, Land Cruiser, Toyota Premio, Toyota Fielder in various crackdowns. All impounded vehicles were found non-duty paid and non-tampered during verification.
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 December.