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Another case of smuggling of liquor and cigarettes at the Port of Suva

Another case of smuggling of liquor and cigarettes at the Port of Suva

By Semi Turaga
07/12/2021
[Image: File Photo]

Another case of smuggling of liquor and cigarettes at the Port of Suva has been detected by the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service.

FRCS officers identified an unusual offloading of cartons from a pilot boat to a vehicle and upon inspection, 47 bottles of assorted whiskey and 9 gross of cigarettes were detected.

They were believed to have been unlawfully removed from an international cargo vessel.

FRCS says all smuggled goods have been seized and investigations are ongoing following the operation.

In the past two years, FRCS has conducted random searches on 60 vessels and seized undeclared cigarettes and alcohol worth more than FJ$425,000.

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