Hyderabad Customs Impounds 41 Smuggled Vehicles

By Vijay Kumar

HYDERABAD Customs has impounded 41 non-duty paid vehicles and 42,000 litres of smuggled Iranian oil in a campaign launched to curb smuggling, said officials on Monday.

The Hyderabad Customs seized two oil tankers, carrying 42,000 litres of smuggled Iranian high-speed diesel valuing Rs4.2 million. The officials said that three people were arrested in the case. Moreover, a total of 41 non-duty paid or smuggled vehicles valuing Rs3.5 million have also been impounded by the Customs during a special campaign against the smuggled vehicles and cases have been registered against the offenders, as reported by the International News yesterday.

This Hyderabad is in Pakistan.