Officers from the Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority searched a Taiwanese fishing vessel in Suva and confiscated USD $100,000 cash along with other items which were smuggled into the country.
FRCA’s Chief Executive Officer Visvanath Das says the vessel was targeted for activity by Customs after it had been risk assessed as ‘high’.
He says a rummage team consisting of five Customs Officers from the Suva Border Wharf team boarded the Taiwanese registered vessel and confiscated cash, liquor and cigarettes which were all hidden in the vessel.
Das has commended their officers for carrying out their duties diligently in ensuring our borders are protected from those trying to use Fiji to carry out illicit activity.
The case has been referred to Police for further investigations.
