FAISALABAD: The Customs Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Khushab, which falls in the jurisdiction of Faisalabad Customs, has impounded a non-duty paid vehicle, Hino Truck worth Rs 3 million involving duty/taxes amounting to Rs 1.7 million.
An ASO team, following the directions of Deputy Director Malik Jabed Iqbal, intercepted a vehicle bearing Registration No SGA-038 near Sial Mor Khushab City.
The officials asked the owner namely Shakeel Ahmed to produce the documents showing the legal possession of the vehicle. But he could not show any documents on which the customs officials took the vehicle into custody.
However, after a considerable passage of time no one appeared before the seizing agency to claim ownership of seized of the vehicle or to prove its legal import on which customs impounded the vehicle, besides sending contravention report to adjudication.
ASO team comprising Superintendent Fareedud Din Masood, Intelligence Officer Muhammad Saleem, Saeed Khan and others conducted raid.