MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement & Compliance has seized non-customs paid vehicles and miscellaneous goods worth Rs345.72 million during anti-smuggling actions in April.
Sources told Customs Today that Multan Customs has carried out various crackdowns against smuggled goods to curb smuggling in the jurisdiction. Multan Customs Anti-Smuggling staff has thwarted several attempts of smuggling in the Jurisdiction on the basis of credible information against smuggling.
Multan Customs Anti-Smuggling organization has enhanced the patrolling of the suspected routes to intercept the non-customs paid (NCP) vehicles. Anti-Smuggling squad of Multan Customs Collectorate has enhanced vigilance of suspected routes on the special directions of Collector Muneeza Majeed to thwart any attempt of smuggling. The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) has focused few crucial routes to intercept any smuggling attempt.
Anti-Smuggling Organization has impounded 10 various smuggled vehicles of worth Rs.17.8 million in the month of April. The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) has seized non-customs duty paid vehicles which includes Toyota Vitz, Honda Civic, Toyota Premio, Toyota Fielder, Toyota Hilux Surf and others in their various crackdowns. All impounded vehicles were found non-duty paid and non-tampered during verification.
Anti-Smuggling Organization has detected various seizure cases of engine oil, High Speed Diesel, betel nuts, Skimmed milk, Tyres, cigarettes and others of almost worth Rs.327.92 million during their aggressive crackdowns in the region during April 2020-21. These impounded vehicles and goods were intercepted from Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, Bahawalpur, Faisalabad, Jhang, Sargodha, Mianwali region during crackdown of Anti-Smuggling Organization in the month of August.