Day: April 4, 2023

URA foils tricks of Smartphone smugglers at Entebbe Airport

Kabahweza Kamugisha Allan, Media Management The URA Customs at Entebbe Airport has retrieved over 90 new and used iPhones that were abandoned on the conveyor belt on Sunday by an un known traveler. Simon Esunget, the Customs Regional Manager Entebbe says that a passenger arrived at Entebbe International Airport aboard Egypt Air with personal baggage …

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West Nile Tightens Grip on Illicit Fuel Smugglers

By Elizabeth Nakiru, Media Management The URA enforcement team of West Nile jointly with security agencies of Uganda Police and UPDF executed an operation in Yumbe led by commander Amayo Douglas. With support of 15 UPDF personnel and Uganda Police, the team combed the town of Yumbe targeting illicit fuel dealers and unaccustomed motorcycles. It …

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Mutukula enforcement frustrates smugglers in kakuuto village

Last Sunday, the Mutukula enforcement team received intelligence reports from Tanzania of smugglers driving in some Toyota ipsum and constantly ferrying goods to kakuuto village. According to John Lubakwidha, an enforcement officer in Mutukula, the smugglers were smart enough to move to the Mutukula station to ensure that the URA double cabin had left for …

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