FAISALABAD: The Customs Intelligence and Investigations has impounded a Hino dumper truck bearing registration no: LES-3807 model 1998 from Sahianwala. The market value of the truck is around Rs 8.5 million involving duty and taxes to the tune of Rs 2.6 million.
Sources told Customs Today that Deputy Director Customs Intelligence and Investigations Rana Irfan Shouqat received credible information about the said vehicle.
After receiving the tipoff, he immediately constituted a raiding team comprising Superintendent Muhammad Tahir Iqbal, Intelligence Officer Muhammad Nasrullah, Sepoy Mohsin Raza Shah and Mansoor Nasir.
The raiding team intercepted the vehicle near Sahianwala Interchange and asked driver Ali Muhammad to produce legal documents regarding possession of the vehicle but he failed to provide the same.
Upon his failure customs party seized the truck and registered a case against its owner, while further proceedings are still in progress till the filing of this report.