PESHAWAR: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Peshawar took into possession 48 offending and 16 Non-Duty-Paid (NDP) vehicles and various smuggling goods valued at Rs241.16million during the month of August Financial Year FY2017-18.
According to details given by Zakir Muhammad, Deputy Collector ASO Peshawar, while talking with Customs Today that the ASO Peshawar’s performance has been good during above said period. During the month of August FY17-18, the ASO impounded 48 offending vehicles worth Rs70.35million while it did 16 NDP vehicles priced at Rs34.25million.
The Deputy Collector ASO told CT that, during August FY17-18, the ASO confiscated 111,924 yards of fabrics valued at Rs47.203million while it seized different currencies worth Rs28.00 million. The ASO seized three weapons priced at Rs1.67million, 5,406 kg of black tea valued at Rs3.05million, 3,709 tyres and tubes worth Rs3.29million, 37 auto-parts priced at Rs10.29million, 49 bottles of liquor worth Rs0.174million, smuggling Mobil oil priced at Rs0.058million, 0.312 kg of gold /silver valued at Rs2.00million and 982 packs of fake cigarettes worth Rs1.207million.
The Deputy Collector said the ASO also impounded 1,704 electronic items worth Rs5.146million, pirated DVDs priced at Rs0.025million, 398 various types of Gutka valued at Rs0.3million, 10 generators worth Rs0.375million, 1,409 mobile phones priced at Rs6.27million and other miscellaneous goods valued at Rs27.47million during the month of August FY2017-18.
