FAISALABAD: The Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) seized 157 kilogram of smuggled boski cloth and carrier vehicle, Toyota Corolla worth Rs 1.761 million involving duty/taxes amounting to Rs 166,091 from Sargodha.
The Sargodha ASO staff intercepted a Toyota Corolla bearing Registration No. LEC-7031 and recovered boski cloth. The team asked the driver named Syed ZakarHussain to show documents regarding the legal import of the cloth but he could not do the same.
Therefore, the customs staff impounded the vehicle and cloth under Section 168 and 157(2) of the Customs Act 1969.
The team comprising Inspectors Nazar Hussain, Bashir Ahmed, Sepoys Abdul Hameed, Muhammad Ferooz, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Ashraf, Shafqat Mehmood, Muhammad Amin and others participated in the raid.
For further legal action, the report has been submitted to the Customs Adjudication department.
