By Kabahweza Kamugisha Allan URA Officers recently intercepted 269 cartons of contraband cosmetics on Lake Albert. The illegal consignment that had found its way into the country had cosmetic products containing hydroquinone. Customs Officer, Elvis Peter Kairanga said that the cartons of cosmetic products were captured on a boat, but unfortunately, all the people ran …
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By Irene Kabakama The URA team in Iganga recently received information about a consolidation centre of a suspected smuggler who had stocked uncustomed phones. He was probably targeting to make bounty harvest; unfortunately, this did not go as planned. He was surprised by an early morning visit at the premises where these goods had been …
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By Kamugisha Kabahweza The ongoing World Cup 2022 means business for Sport Betting Companies to tap into a similar business opportunity, Akumuntu Theophile from Rwanda attempted to conceal used mini coin casino Gaming Machines into Uganda using truck RAB183P/RL0718 to avoid the laid down Customs procedures and hence evade taxes. Theophile aged 36 years, holding …
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By Peter Sebyoto URA has continued to invoke stringent measures on habitual smugglers including detaining them once proven guilty. Ellion Agumeneitwe yesterday joined the list of those URA is going to penalize for continued smuggling. Agumeneitwe was caught on Monday for false declaration at Karuma. He claimed that he was transporting coffee to Kampala in …
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