PESHAWAR: The Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Peshawar impounded 627 numbers of offending vehicles during 10 months (July to April) of Financial Year (FY) 2016-17. The worth of the said vehicles is Rs901.98million. The ASO also seized 32.821 kilogram of gold/silver during above said period of Financial Year 2016-17.
According to Zakir Muhammad, Deputy Collector ASO Model Customs Collectorate Peshawar, the ASO Peshawar made a huge seizure of smuggled goods during the current financial year 2016-17 as compared to the same period of the corresponding financial year 2015-16.
During 10 months (July to April 16-17), the ASO seized 384 numbers of offending vehicles valued Rs549.45million. Offending vehicles are playing a main role in promoting smuggling activities in the region. He said the ASO Peshawar always tried to discourage the non-taxe-paid activities and encourage the proper business activities for promotion of legal business.
Telling the details of NDP vehicles during above said period, he said the ASO impounded 243 number of NDP vehicles worth Rs352.530million. Those vehicles were impounded by different stations like Kohat, Nowshera, Peshawar and Hazara which fall under the jurisdiction of the Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Peshawar.
During the first 10 months (July to April 2016-17), the ASO of MCC Peshawar also confiscated 32.821 kilogram of gold/silver during different seizures by different Customs stations like Torkham and Bacha Khan International Airport Peshawar. The value of the confiscated gold/silver is Rs125.4million.
The ASO Peshawar impounded smuggled gold, goods and offending vehicles worth Rs1797.488million during nine months (July to March) of Financial Year (FY) 2016-17. The ASO impounded 345 numbers of offending vehicles valued Rs482.000million and the ASO also did 209 NDP vehicles worth Rs482.000million.
