KARACHI: Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) MCC Preventive has lodged two FIRs against the directors of M/s Bilal Associates (new name as M/s Bilal Logistics Pvt Ltd) as pilfered cargo of US Army/NATO/ISAF and containers were recovered from two separate yards of the accused company.
According to details of the case, a credible information was received regarding massive pilferage in the imports of Afghan Transit cargo said to be for NATO/ISAF forces in Afghanistan while transit to destination.
A well planned strategy was chalked out at MCC Preventive and a team was formed under the supervision of Syed Muhammad Raza Naqvi, Assistant Collector-HQ.
The team raided on a private yard of M/S Bilal Associates, at S.No.482, Yousaf Goth Karachi and another raid was conducted at private yard No.K-42, Trans Lyari Hawksbay road.
The examination of the Yousof Goth yard led to the recovery of huge quantity of containers lying for indefinite long period while a container was opened and examined which found to contain rotor blades for helicopters in the box of Department of Army, fork lifters, dump truck and portable water tank. Apart from these goods, there were 295 empty containers lying in the yard, which were also examined by the team, all the containers were found empty.
The inspection of yard at Lyari Hawksbay raod found scrapped containers, two power generators valuing Rs7.5 million and huge quantity of containers
M/s PRAL automation, Custom House, Karachi has been requested to provide the description and other particulars so as to ascertain the actual quantity and value of the goods. However, there is a strong belief that the cargo stuffed in these containers meant for ISAF/NATO Forces in Afghanistan might have been clandestinely and illegally disposed of in the local markets of Karachi.
Shahid Ansari, Bilal Shahid, Ali Shahid Directors of M/s Bilal Associates and Waseem Ahmed have been booked. Efforts are being made to find out the actual contents & description of the goods purportedly stuffed there in. Further investigation is in progress and efforts are being made to arrest the absconding accused.