Tag: contraband
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Contraband Alcohol Worth Almost 100m XOF Seized at Port of Dakar
August 19: Senegalese customs agents have seized an assortment of contraband alcohol worth nearly 100 million Senegalese francs (100m XOF; approx. 170,000 USD). The alcohol was concealed in a container […]
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Chinese Customs Seize 500m Tonnes of Contraband Sugar and One Vessel in Suzhou
July 31: Customs in the eastern city of Suzhou has busted a sugar-smuggling case, confiscating over 500 tonnes of sugar and arresting seven suspects, according to the General Administration of […]
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Chinese Customs Seize 1,500 Tonnes of Contraband Frozen Food at Tangshan Port
June 28: Customs in Shijiazhuang, the capital city of northern China’s Hebei Province, seized over 1,500 tonnes of frozen food worth 50 million yuan (7.27 million U.S. dollars), local customs […]
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Sri Lankan Navy Recovers 33 Parcels of Beedi Leaves at Thaulpadu Beach in Mannar
June 04: A Naval team attached to the North Central Naval Command recovered 33 parcels of Beedi leaves at Thaulpadu beach area in Mannar, early the morning of June 04. […]
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Qingdao Customs Disrupts Three Smuggling Operations From Korea to China; 37 Arrested
June 02: Qingdao customs have disrupted three criminal operations smuggling cosmetics, cigarettes and wine from the Republic of Korea to China, according to the General Administration of Customs. Custom officers […]
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P60m Worth of Smuggled Sugar and Firecrackers Seized at Subic Port, Philippines
April 26: Customs officials on Friday, April 26, seized P60 million worth of smuggled sugar and firecrackers in Subic port. Acting on information that her office received, District Collector Maritess […]
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Illegal Fuel Bunkering Disrupted in Vietnam; Two Vessels Seized
April 14: Vietnam law enforcement agencies, assisted by Coast Guard, on Apr 14 seized Korean tanker PIONEER SPIRIT and Vietnamese tanker QNG 0350 in waters of Quang Ngai province in […]
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AMATO Threatens Strike As Nigerian Customs Moves to Auction Seized Trucks
April 03: The Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) has threatened to order its members to withdraw their services from the port over plans by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) […]
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1456.1 kg and 570.74kg of Beedi Leaves Seized Off Sri Lanka; Four Arrested
March 29: A group of naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command, during a search conducted in the sea area of Talaimannar, nabbed 04 persons with 13 parcels […]
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Customs Officers Seize HK$5 Million Worth of Electrical Goods from Speedboat Off Siu Sai Wan
March 20: Customs officers in Hong Kong seized HK$5 million worth of electrical goods from a speedboat on Wednesday. The officers caught up with the boat in the water near […]