FAISALABAD: The Customs Adjudication Faisalabad Camp Office disposed 29 various seizure cases after adjudicating involving Rs83.998 million during the month of November 2017.
Sources told Customs Today, that Customs Adjudication Deputy Collector Saima Ayyaz decided 13 seizure cases forwarded by Anti -Smuggling Organization (ASO) and Customs Intelligence and Investigation in their various anti-smuggling activities. These cases were related to evasion of customs duty to the tune of Rs5.658 million during the month of November. These seizure cases included foreign origin cloth, vehicles, tyres, auto parts and miscellaneous goods.
Whereas, Additional Collector Muhammad Saeed Asad settled 12 different seizure cases in favor of tax department and issued Order in Originals (ONOs) in favour of the federal government after adjudication process worth Rs19.459 Millions.
Furthermore, Collector Asif Abbas decided only 4 seizure cases of Rs58.881 million available for hearing in the Collectorate. Sources told that due to recent reshuffling in the Customs Collectorate hearing of seizure cases facing unnecessary delays in the Customs Adjudication.