ISLAMABAD: The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation FBR Rawalpindi has seized the non-duty paid and smuggled miscellaneous goods including general air-conditioner (Split Type), Foreign Origin ladies suiting cloths weighed 1,508 kg, cloths weighed 700 kg, Foreign Origin Massey Ferguson Engine Oil, Tri Yang Iron Pad Lock measured 25 mm, Guanmao Cross Lock Atomic Lock measured 38 mm, foreign led pencils, big quality engine oil and Hino truck. The appraised (CIF) value of seized goods is Rs1.970million while recoverable duty and taxes involve Rs1.145million including Customs Duty of Rs333.389million, Sales Tax of Rs361.587million, Withholding Tax of Rs246.073million, RD of Rs111.939million and AST of Rs69.103million.
On a tip-off, the Anti-Smuggling staff of the Directorate of I&I FBR Regional Office Rawalpindi intercepted a Hino Truck with Registration No: P-9409 Peshawar near Burhan Motorway. The truck was coming from Peshawar side. Asraf Khan S/o Shaireen Khan was driving the vehicle. The search led to the recovery of goods.
On demand, vehicle driver could not produce any evidence regarding the legal import or lawful possession of recovered foreign origin goods except bilties belonging to Peshawar united Goods Transport Company. So goods were seized along with the Hino truck under the Section 168 of the Customs Act-1969.
During the investigation, the driver stated that he loaded the goods from a gadown of Ring Road Peshawar. He also confessed to smuggling the foreign origin goods and has no proof regarding the legal import or lawful possession the goods.
