MULTAN: The Collectorate of Customs Adjudication Multan Camp Office decided 33 various seizure cases of worth Rs.59.975 million after completion of trial throughout the month of December 2017-18.
As per details, Customs Adjudication Multan Camp Office was presented almost 99 different seizure cases for trial in December 2017-18. Customs Adjudication Collector, additional collector and deputy collector conducted trial are empowered to adjudicate cases as per their rank and amount of duties and taxes involved against seized or confiscated goods. These seizure cases were detected by Customs Intelligence and Investigation and Anti-Smuggling Organization in their different actions in the jurisdiction.
Deputy Collector Saima Ayyaz has decided 17 different seizure cases of Rs.9.60 million during the month of December while 28 new seizure cases were forwarded for hearing in the Customs Adjudication in December to deputy collector.
Additional Collector Customs Talib Hussain decided as many as 14 various seizure cases which involved revenue of amounting Rs25.250 million for the period of December.
The decided case of Additional Collector Customs Adjudication includes 13 different smuggled cases of vehicles and other goods. Additional Collector has decided all seizure cases in favor of Customs department except one seizure case after trial due to insufficient evidence against respondent’s goods. As many as 22 new fresh cases were added in the Additional Customs Adjudication court in December for trial.
Collector Customs Adjudication Asif Abbas Khan Buzdar has also resolved two different seizure cases of worth Rs25.125 million after trial during December 2017-18. Almost six new seizure cases of Rs130.639 million has been included in the Customs Adjudication Multan Camp Office for their legal trial for the duration of December 2017-18.