LAHORE: Customs Preventive Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Lahore seized two non customs paid illegally imported cars from different localities in the city.
The official sources told Customs Today that during routine patrolling on the directions of deputy collector Moazzam Raza the ASO team intercepted Toyota Crown model 2005 bearing registration no: NZ/388.
The sources said that the ASO team under the supervision of Superintendent Nasir Minhas intercepted the vehicle and demanded the owner Jamshaed to produce legal clearance documents but he remained failed to produce the required documents.
The ASO Inspector Sajad Bukhari and other detained the car and finally seized it after being fully satisfied that the legal duty and taxes have been not been paid on the purchase of the car and is brought in the city illegally. The ASO team intercepted the vehicle near Kora Chowk Defense Housing Authority.
The market value of the impounded vehicle is estimated at Rs3 million. The ASO authorities after registering the seizure case against the owner of the vehicle have started further investigations.