FAISALABAD: Customs Adjudication Deputy Collector Asma Hameed issued show cause notices to owners of non duty paid goods and items.
Sources told Customs Today that Anti Smuggling Organization (ASO) of Faisalabad intercepted Toyota Hiace bearing registration number LEI -16-2695.
During searching of above said vehicle, ASO recovered huge quantity of non duty paid goods which includes LED, TV, remote , receiver, shoes , Toyota Hiace, whey powder , sulphate and yarn.
The official asked the owners of the goods and vehicle to show documents regarding legal import and other items and the vehicle.
But the owners who were later identified as Mohammad Mubashar , Kamran Aziz, Faisal Iqbal, Mansoor Arif Khan, Imran, Jawad and the last person named as Zadar could not produce the same documents on which the vehicle was impound under the Customs Act.
The ASO after registration a case of smuggling against owners of non duty paid goods forwarded the case to Customs Adjudication. The adjudication issued show cause notices to the suspect to appear before the Court or submit written reply to defend the allegations.
It is learnt that the accused persons has not filed any reply to defend the allegations. It is important to mention here that the custom adjudication might issue another notice to the suspect or decided the Cases keeping in view the available evidences.
It is also mentioned that the above said Cases are being heard by the deputy collector.