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The Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation (Anti-smuggling), Karachi Monday claimed to have arrested four persons and recovered huge quantity of various smuggled goods worth Rs 95 millions during anti-smuggling drive in December. According to official sources, the Directorate had seized 1,421 foreign origin smuggled tyres from Bahadurabad and Azizabad which were brought without payment of duty and taxes.
In another raid, a team of Customs Intelligence seized 148 smuggled gas cylinders from a godown in SITE area Karachi for which no customs documents for payment of duty and taxes were provided during questioning. Around 40,000 liters smuggled Iranian diesel and petrol was recovered from the jurisdiction of Saeedabad Police Station at Yousuf Goth, Karachi which were concealed in underground tanks. In addition, smuggled vehicles, Gutka and black tea were also taken in to custody.
In response to a query, Director Customs Intelligence (Anti-smuggling) Muhammad Asif Marghoob Siddiqui confirmed these seizures, saying that value of smuggled item is more than Rs 95 million. He said that four persons involved in smuggling were also arrested and FIRs had also been lodged in the Customs court as per procedure and law. Challans will be submitted after investigation and seizure report will be sent to the concerned adjudicating authority as required under the Customs Act, 1969. The Director further informed that during the Financial Year 2015-16, smuggled goods worth Rs 1088.77 million were also seized that included smuggled diesel, electronic items, vehicles, tyres, liquor and narcotics, etc.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2015

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