HYDERABAD: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) Hyderabad, Customs Preventive Sukkur, impounded 33 smuggled tyres and 277 Daries (Thick Bed-Sheets) worth Rs895899 of duties and taxes during an operation in Sukkur-Rohri division during the month of July 2017-18.
According to details, an ASO team, following a tip-off received through Collector Akhlaq Ahmad Khattaq, constituted a team under the supervision of Additional Collector Rehmatulah Vistro. The team intercepted a vehicle near railway station Rohri and recovered foreign origin imported tyres and Daries which were being smuggled into Pakistan.
The ASO team asked the driver to produce the legal documents regarding the possession of tyres and Daries but he failed to produce anything lawful.
The ASO team registered separate cases of smuggling against the accused persons and forwarded the cases to the customs adjudications.
The ASO team, comprising Inspector Makhan Khan, Inspector Abdul Rauf Bhutto, Inspector joriyal Abbasi, and other staff, participated in the action. After making a seizure report, the ASO team deposited the confiscated tyres and Daries into the state warehouse Sukkur.