SARGODHA: The Customs Anti Smuggling Organization (ASO) has impounded a non duty paid foreign origin used Siera Jimny jeep worth Rs12,00,000 involving duty and taxes amounting to Rs6,16,440.
Sources told Customs Today, that Deputy Collector Rana Falik Shair received information regarding a non duty paid vehicle on which he formed a team comprising Superintendent Chaudhary Muhammad Sardar, Inspector Bashir Ahmed, Inspector Ansir Saleemi, Inspector Mehar Ameer Ali, Sepoy Muhammad Amin, Muhammad Iqbal, Hafiz Nasir Ahmed, Shafqat Mehmood and Muhammad Mansha.
The ASO team established various check posts on the roads and started checking of vehicles. During checking, the team intercepted a Saira Jimni jeep bearing registration no: BA-3274 near Session Road Sargodha and asked the driver Zia Ullah son of Gul Sher to produce documents regarding the import of the vehicle. But the driver failed to provide the same.
Upon his failure, the ASO team impounded the vehicle under Section 2(S), of the Customs Act 1969 read with SRO 566(1)2005 Section 16, 18, of the Customs Act, 1969 and registered a case against him. The seizure report has been sent to the adjudication authority for further legal actions.
