LAHORE: I&P Cell of MCC Appraisement Dry Port Mughalpura Lahore has lodged another FIR against habitual offenders for illegally replacing high value goods from a transshipment (TP) container with low value goods.
According to details, a consignment was imported and importer filed a Transshipment Permit (TP) to Dry Port Lahore. Information was passed through Chief Collector Faiz Ahmed to Collector Lahore Dr. Mubashir Beg regarding replacement of high value goods with low value goods during the transit.
According to FIR, Kashif Hussain and Naeem Qureshi (based in Karachi), Nazir Hussain alias Chairman, Sajid Ali and a bonded carrier were involved in this crime.
The container after entering in NLC Dry Port Mughalpura Lahore was closely examined, and it was found that the container seal had been tampered with.
Initial investigations found the above mentioned accused cut the seal of the container during transit and replaced high tariff goods with low value goods as was declared in the Goods Declaration. After this illegal replacement the accused tactfully re-fixed the seal.
This a particular cartel, whom have been involved in several sorts of crimes and frauds before including smuggling of contraband goods under the garb of used clothing, and replacement of goods out of confiscated containers.
An official said despite plans trackers were not installed on containers and scanning of TP consignments at port of landing was not started, which is the reason of replacement.