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A Leyland DAF Truck bearing Surinamese licence plates was held at Number 5 Village,Wholesale Jerseys, West Coast Berbice, over the weekend with some 400 boxes of smuggled chicken with an aggregate value of over $2.8M.The truck and its contents were detained by officers from the Guyana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) Law Enforcement and Investigation Division (LEID),Wholesale NFL Jerseys, after an encounter with officers of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) at the location.According to GRA in a release, the quantity of chicken was then escorted to Georgetown where it was lodged at two secure locations for safe keeping pending further investigation. The boxes, bearing the brand Rockingham,Cheap Atlanta Braves Hoodies, also carried the production date 27/05/15 and expiration date 27/05/16.Meanwhile, two of the couriers- the driver and porter- were issued with Notice of Seizure/Detention for the chicken and motor vehicle after submitting voluntary statements to the authorities.“They failed to produce the relevant documentation to show legal importation for the said commodity, and both stated that the supplies were given to them as hire by an unknown individual,Cheap Soccer Jerseys, to be transported to Georgetown. The motor vehicle was lodged at the GRA’s Warehouse Facility,” GRA stated.According to reports, the bust was not as straightforward. There were reports that after the police made the bust, two officials of the GRA turned up to say that they were providing escort for the vehicle.The police became suspicious and telephoned Georgetown. In the interim GRA said that it was unaware of any chicken. In the end GRA sent a team to escort the chicken to the city.Actions are pending in lieu of an offence being committed under Section 218 (d) of the Customs Act, Chapter 82:01 which states “every person who knowingly acquires possession of or is in any way knowingly concerned in carrying,Authentic NFL Jerseys Cheap, removing, depositing,Cheap Jerseys Store, concealing, or in any manner dealing with any goods with intent to defraud the revenue of any duties thereon, or to evade any prohibition or restriction of or applicable to such goods, shall be liable for each such offence to a fine of treble the value of the goods or ten thousand dollars at the election of the Commissioner-General; and to imprisonment for one year and all goods in respect of which any such offence shall be committed shall be forfeited.”Additionally, given the perishable nature of the commodities, directives will also be given regarding disposal.This latest bust,Cheap NHL Jerseys, GRA said, adds to the ongoing efforts by LEID in conjunction with other law enforcement entities to tackle smuggling and the concomitant loss of state revenue, not to mention potential threats to human safety and the environment. |
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