KARACHI: Directorate of Transit Trade Karachi has lodged FIRs against M/s Gomruk Forwarding Company, MCB Bank Hasan Square Branch, one person named Irfan and others for submitting fake, forged and fabricated Security Instruments / Bank Guaranties.
An authorized Customs Agent, M/s. Gomruk Forwarding Co., Karachi filed five Goods Declarations on behalf of the Afghan–based importers for clearance of cargo for onward transit to Afghanistan.
The Goods Declarations were processed and subsequently, the Customs Agent furnished security instruments in the shapes of Bank Guarantees for securing the amount of customs duty and other taxes involved against clearance of goods as required under the relevant provisions of law. All of the Bank Guarantees (BGs) were apparently issued by M/s. MCB Bank Limited, Hassan Square Branch, Block–A, Gulshan–e–Iqbal, Karachi.
The aforesaid Bank Guarantees were presented before the Security Officer of the Directorate of Transit Trade, Karachi, who got verified the Guarantees from concerned Bank.
Information was passed through Director General Wajid Ali to Director Transit Trade Karachi Fawad Ali Shah regarding submission of fake bank guarantees. Therefore, Additional Director Rashid Munir advised Principal Appraiser Sher Khan and Appraising Officer Imran Aslam to verify the guarantees.
Guarantees were personally verified and delivered by hand through an officer to Ghulam Yasin, Branch Manager at the MCB Bank Ltd., Hassan Square Branch, Karachi and reply thereof was collected by hand from the Branch/Bank on the same day, wherein the concerned officials of M/s. MCB Bank Ltd., Hassan Square Branch, Karachi denied the issuance of the above–mentioned five Bank Guarantees. Hence, the Bank Guarantees found fake, forged and fabricated.
It is established that Owner / Proprietor of M/s. Gomruk Forwarding Co., Karachi (Customs Agent CHAL No. KCUS–1585) have furnished fake, forged and fabricated Security Instruments / Bank Guaranties amounting to Rs15.33 million. Two persons Jawad and Zahid have been arrested. FIR is lodged and investigations are underway.
Director has given task to Sher Khan and Appraising Officer Imran to investigate and arrest the mastermind behind this fraud.