LAHORE: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation anti-smuggling team has seized non-customs paid auto-spare parts of motorbikes worth millions of rupees.
Sources told Customs Today that Customs I&I, on the directions of Director Customs Intelligence & Investigation Rubab Sikandar, raided a godown located on Mcleod Road and seized non-duty paid auto parts worth over Rs 3.5 million. The sources said that auto-parts, including pistons, handles, engines, slanders and other parts of bike were discovered from the godown.
The sources told that the customs authorities impounded the non-customs paid auto parts following the owners failed to produce any legal clearance documents.
The sources told that the customs authorities after impounding the non-duty paid items have started further investigations in to the case.
The sources told that market is abounding in non-customs paid items and the customs authorities were doing their best to crackdown the nexus of the smugglers. Sources told Customs Intelligence and Investigations teams are using all available resources to curb smuggling attempts.