CUSTOMS APPRAISEMENT PESHAWAR SPEARHEADS CAMPAIGN AGAINST NARCOTICS SMUGGLING
Customs Appraisement Peshawar is primarily responsible for handling bilateral trade cargo cleared from border Customs Stations falling in its jurisdiction.
In addition to assigned responsibilities, the staff deployed at border stations remained vigilant against movement of contraband items like narcotics etc.
Let by Collector Amjad ur Rhman, MCC Peshawar is at the forefront of the campaign against smuggling, under-invoicing and mis-declaration.
The losses caused by smuggling and under-invoicing may run into billions of dollars. MCC Peshawar’s team comprising Additional Collectors Shahid Jan, Dr Wajid Ali, Muhammad Tayyab, Deputy Collectors Umair, Amanat khan, Ms Saiqa, Assistant Collectors Saifullah and Gul Said have made significant gains in terms of revenue collection as well combating smuggling of narcotics.
Customs staff at Torkham during last few days intercepted six consignments of narcotics being transported in the concealed cavities of vehicles coming from Afghanistan. The seized narcotics including heroin, methamphetamine, opium, hashish weighing a total of 1,090.5 Kgs are worth Rs3.14 billion.
All these seizures of narcotics are unique in terms of quantity and the officers and staff have shown exemplary performance.
These cases got matured due to diligence of officers and staff deployed at Customs Station Torkham. Furthermore, 06 FIRs have been lodged against five accused persons, whom were arrested on the spot. Investigations are underway.
MCC Peshawar Appraisement has surpassed the revenue target, i.e. first half of the FY2021-22 ended December 31, 2021 by realizing duty/taxes Rs25.6 billion as compared to same period last year’s collection of Rs15.8 billion, by a surplus of 61 per cent than the last year.