ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Peshawar seized smuggled gold, goods and Non-Duty-Paid (NDP) offending vehicles (vehicles used for carrying smuggled goods) worth Rs1797.488million during nine months (July to March) of Financial Year (FY) 2016-17.
According to details shown in the document provided to Customs Today, the ASO Peshawar seized 32.821 kilogram of gold/silver worth Rs125.400million whereas it seized 345 numbers of offending vehicles worth Rs482.000million and the ASO seized 209 offending vehicles worth Rs482.000 million.
The ASO seized betel nuts/puppy seeds weighed 2784 kilograms valued Rs1.05million whereas the ASO seized a weapon worth Rs0.03million. The ASO seized 113886 kilogram of tea worth Rs40.719million and it also seized 2678 miscellaneous auto parts valued Rs27.274million.
The ASO also seized 5189 tyres and tubes worth Rs19.381million whereas it seized 256 bottles of Mobil oil worth Rs0.912million and the ASO seized 27089 litres of Mobil oil worth Rs10.225million and the ASO seized 78 buckets of grease worth Rs0.016million. The ASO seized 239999 cartons of foreign origin fake cigarettes worth Rs33.113million.
The document showed that the ASO Peshawar seized 4631 numbers of electronic goods worth Rs19.225million whereas the ASO seized 120 numbers of antiques worth Rs1.80million. The ASO seized 250287 numbers of pirated CDs/DVDs worth Rs9.911million and it also seized 11698 kilogram of scrape worth Rs4.279million during 09 months of current financial year.
The ASO Peshawar also seized 321 blankets worth Rs1.332million whereas the it seized 68252 miscellaneous medicines worth Rs2.624million and the ASO seized 2202 tin of pan prag worth Rs3.177million whereas the ASO seized 3252 numbers of miscellaneous kinds of Gutka worth Rs2.488million.
During July to March FY16-17, the ASO Peshawar seized 22786 toiletries worth Rs3.852million whereas the ASO seized 05 numbers of generators worth Rs3.737million and the ASO seized 13951 numbers of mobile phones worth Rs74.638million. And the ASO seized miscellaneous smuggled goods worth Rs120.724million during above said period.
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