FAISALABAD: The Field Investigation Unit (FIU) Sarai Muhajir of Customs Intelligence and Investigation has confiscated foreign origin bitumen in 57980 kilogram worth Rs42,60,000 involving customs duty and taxes of Rs 60,00,000.
According to details, Superintendent Muhammad Tahir received a tip off about some smuggling attempts. He immediately constituted a customs team comprising Intelligence Officer Ansar Saleemi and Muhammad Siddique.
The team intercepted a trailer bearing registration GZRA-1063 near Sarai Muhajir M.M Road district Bhakkar. During the checking, the customs team recovered non duty paid bitumen loaded in 266 drums in weight 57980 kilograms as per slip.
The team asked the driver named Amir Mehmood son of Abdul Razzaq for showing the documents of its legal import. But he failed to do the same so the customs officials seized the goods under the Import and Export Control Act-1950 punishable under Section 156(1) 89 and 178 of Customs Act-1969. The seizure report has been forwarded to Customs Adjudication for further legal action.
