MULTAN: Customs Collector Adjudication has issued a show-cause notice to ‘the owners’ of 40,000 litres smuggled high speed diesel worth Rs3 million seized from Dera Ghazi Khan region.
Customs’ Anti-Smuggling Organisation, during an operation, seized a Hino oil tanker having number plate TKM-719 and loaded with 40,000 litres of imported oil near Fort Monroo Road on July 23 this year and registered a case No 162/2014 against the accused.
Three persons namely Noorullah, Syed Muhammad and Muhammad Raza are claiming ownership of seized high-speed diesel and oil tanker, which is also non-Custom-paid.
The owners are insisting that they have purchased the imported diesel from an auction in Loralai but they are unable to provide any concrete evidence about purchasing of diesel and oil tanker.
Multan Customs Collector Sarfraz Ahmad Warraich told Customs Today that after thorough investigation, the case had been sent to Adjudication and Collector Adjudication would decide the case.
