HYDERABAD: The Anti-Smuggling Organization Hyderabad seized foreign origin non-duty-paid 400 smuggled crates of Rani Juice and foreign origin non-duty-paid 42 tyres worth Rs748584 involving duty and taxes of Rs438979 during an action near Hyderabad Bypass during the month of June 2017.
Smuggled items were being transported from Iran.
Following the strict instructions by Hyderabad Customs Collector Akhlaq Ahmad Khattaq, ASO team conducted various anti-smuggling activities.
The ASO Customs Preventive team, headed by Additional Collector Customs Hyderabad Rehmatulah Vistro, constituted a raiding party, comprising Superintendent Ghulam Shabbir Phulpoto, Inspectors Mirza Asad Uddin, Iqbal Mughal, Imdad Abro, Abid Khan, Mushtaq Ali Lakho, Sepoys Nenomal, Luqman, Abdul Razaq, Saddiq Khaskheli, Sarwar Ayoub, Drivers Sher Akbar, Ajaz Saddam, Jawaid Mashkoor and Nisar Ahemdani, which took part in the action.
The team intercepted a vehicle with registration No: TLU-184 near Hyderabad Bypass and recovered the above said items. Prior to the recovery, officials asked the driver to produce any legal document related to the possession of the items but he was unable to produce any documentary proof. So the consignment was confiscated. A case was registered and an investigation was also started.