HYDERABAD: The MCC Hyderabad Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO), Customs Preventive Sukkur Division, has impounded non-duty-paid 25 smuggling bags of India made Gutka valued at Rs1.9million involving duties and taxes and a Toyota corolla XLI worth Rs1.2million during an action at a check-post of Jacobabad-Sukkur in the month of September 2017-18.
Collector Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Hyderabad Akhlaq Ahmed Khattaq directed his staff to abort the smuggling attempts in the region. The customs authorities received a tip-off regarding the smuggling of said items.
The authorities formed a team, comprising ASO Customs Preventive Sukkur In-Charge, Customs Check-Post Jacobabad, Aziz Katpar and other Inspectors, Sepoys and a driver, which participated in the execution of the operation.
The ASO team intercepted a transport vehicle near customs check-post Sukkur and recovered abovementioned contraband items and impounded Toyota with registration NO: ALW-751, model 2005. The market value of the goods is Rs3.1million including duties and taxes.
Prior to the recovery of goods, the officials asked the driver for producing documents regarding the legal import of the items but he could not prove anything lawful. So the team took the goods into possession under the customs bylaws.
A case was registered against the accused and sent to the customs adjudication for further legal action. The ASO deposited the confiscated goods into Sukkur-Larkana division State Warehouse.
Officials said that Hyderabad Customs Collector Akhlaq Ahmad Khattaq had directed that effective steps be taken for arresting the smuggling in the region. They added that the anti-smuggling officials have enhanced the vigilance on roads to keep an eye on the movement of the contraband items and NDP vehicles.
