HYDERABAD: The model customs collectorate Hyderabad’s anti-smuggling organization (ASO) impounded smuggled goods including non-duty-paid vehicles, cloths, tea, tyres and tubes, auto-parts, diesel, motor engine oil and other contraband cigarettes and electronic goods worth Rs28million from Hyderabad, Sukkur and Larkana-Jacobabad in April 2017.
Following the instruction of Hyderabad Customs Collector Akhlaq Ahmad Khattaq under the supervision of Additional Collector Rehmatulllah Vistro, the ASO conducted various operations to save the country from inflation and decline of progress.
The customs team impounded different items including four vehicles (u/s 157) valued Rs02.6million, three vehicles (u/s non-duty paid) worth Rs02million, smuggled cloths measured 16,914 yards valued Rs02.1million, foreign origin tea weighed 1,084 kg worth Rs542000, 45 imported smuggled sacks of tyres and tubes priced Rs201000, 672 liter of contraband motor engine valued Rs336000, different foreign origin 13,335 cartons of cigarettes worth Rs08.2million and other miscellaneous items.
The ASO seized 720 liter of smuggled diesel HSD priced Rs35640, foreign origin auto-parts worth Rs11433002 million, contraband 11,694 cartons of cigarettes valued Rs6.58million, foreign origin149,250 sachets of Indian Gutka worth Rs0.9million, non-duty paid three Toyota vehicles worth Rs3.3million, dinner sets priced Rs1.1million and toiletries valued Rs596400.
Besides, the ASO seized miscellaneous items including electronic goods, cloths, stones, chocolate, bangles and printers and cartridges worth Rs11million under the supervision of Deputy Collector Mushtaq Shahni, Customs Preventive Assistant Collector Mumtaz Ali and Assistant Collector Customs Preventive Sukkur Mumtaz Ali Ghangro.
The ASO team, comprising of Superintendent Abu Muhammad Warsi, Inspectors Iqbal Mughal, Asaduddin Mirza, Mushtaq Ali Lakho, Waqar Ahmed Baig, Waqar Ahmed Surahio, Imdad Abro, Shakeel Khan, Aziz Ahmed Katpar, In-charge Check-post Jacobabad Inspector Makhan Khan, In-charge Sukkur Check-Post, Sepoys Ghulam Sadiq, Ayuob, Abid Razaq, Hawaldar Muhammad Ahmed, Drivers Nisar Ahmdani, Sadiq Khaskheli and Khan, participated in the said operations.