SARGODHA: The Customs Anti Smuggling Organization (ASO) has seized a tempered and non customs paid foreign origin Honda car worth Rs500,000 involved duty and taxes Rs285000.
Sources told Customs Today, that Collector Muhammad Sadiq received information that some non duty vehicles are plying on roads of Faisalabadn and Sargodha. After receiving the tip off he directed the Collectorate to take all necessary measures to check illegal vehicles.
The ASO team comprising Superintendent Chaudhary Muhammad Sardar, Inspector Malik Atif, Bashir Ahmed Havaldar, Rana Muhammad Asharf, Sepoy Hafiz Naseer Ahmed, Shafqat Mehmood, Muhammad Amin and others led by Assistant Collector Shah Samad Hamadani started checking of vehicles at different points of the city. The sources said that the anti smuggling squad during checking intercepted a non customs paid Honda car bearing registration no: D-96 model 2003 in Blue color near Session Road Sargodha.
The ASO team demanded documents from the owner of the vehicle who was identified as Muhammad Nadeem resident of Mianwali. But he remained failed to produce any documents. However the ASO authorities granted him three days to produce the documents identifying legal import of the vehicle failing which stern action will be taken against the owner as per law.
