LAHORE: Directorate of Customs Investigation and Intelligence is auctioning 20 non-customs paid luxury cars on July 22, 2017, it was reported.
Sources told Customs Today, the cars were seized by the car cell of the directorate and would be auctioned in the presence of deputy director of custom I&I Ali Zeb Khan and others.
The vehicles include Mercedes Benz car, DGA 2003, Mercedes Benz LE 190 ICT 1997, Mercedes Benz, BoX 094 2004, Toyota Premio JK / 834 / ISD, 2004, Toyota Progress car DGA 27 1999, Honda Accord AG 2003 AGQ 064, Toyota Premio car ALK 932 KHI, BMW car, LEH 13 2317, Toyota Premio car, RU 222, 2002, BMW car, BEC 702 Sindh 2003, Toyota Crown car, BDT 798 2004, Honda Accord AQH 282, 2002 and BMW car 7451 LMZ 86.
In addition to that nine Mark X cars of various models would also be put on auction. The car have been impounded from various places in and outsides the city of Lahore. The auction will be held at the Customs Intelligence & Investigation Office at the Allama Iqbal Town, the official sources said.
Sources told that as current fiscal year is going to end customs Collectorates already expedited their efforts to generate more revenue to meet assigned revenue collection target of Fiscal Year 2016-17. Sources told that these kind of measures are effective to collect revenue. Sources told that other collectorates will also hold auction of vehicles soon.