Day: October 16, 2023

URA foils attempt to smuggle 500 bags of Simba cement

URA last weekend successfully intercepted an operation of a cement smuggler who had dodged the official check points to get to Kampala through the Isimba bridge. The team on ground immediately deployed and laid several traps in nearby villages to have the smuggler netted. “After some good hours of waiting, two trucks [UBL 284Y, UBN 498G] …

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Katuna NII scanner set for commissioning

Kabahweza Kamugisha Allan The newly installed drive-through scanner at Katuna One Stop Border Post is set for commissioning following the completion of site acceptance tests last week. “We have tested the system’s start-up and shutdown times, the equipment’s ability to penetrate 300mm of steel, its ability to visually distinguish the same material with varying thickness, …

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