International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Source: WCO OMD On 26 June every year, the World Customs Organization (WCO) joins the international community to mark the United Nations’...
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WCO ESA RILO
Apr 27, 2022
R1.7million worth of cigarettes seized in South Africa by SAPS on 25 April 2022
File Photo: SAPoliceServices Source: https://www.herald.co.zw/sa-cops-seize-r17million-cigarettes-contraband/ Beitbridge Bureau Limpopo...
WCO ESA RILO
Jun 22, 2021
355 Master cases of cigarettes confiscated by SAPS in South Africa.
Pictures by SAPS Media Statement by South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner North West POTCHEFSTROOM - In a...
WCO ESA RILO
Apr 20, 2021
Truck driver caught smuggling cigarettes worth more than R1m in Springs
File photo By: Iavan Pijoos Journalist A truck driver from Zimbabwe was arrested for smuggling illicit cigarettes worth more than R1m in...
WCO ESA RILO
Apr 20, 2021
Cocaine dealers nabbed at RGM International Airport
File photo BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE A BRAZILIAN national and her local accomplices have been arrested for illegal possession of 230 grammes...
WCO ESA RILO
Mar 1, 2021
Smugglers declare groceries as fertilizer
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Security officials working with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) anti-smuggling unit in Beitbridge...
WCO ESA RILO
Feb 19, 2021
ZRA INTERCEPTS NINE TRUCKS
February 13, 2021 By Yamiko Banda The Zambia Revenue Authority -ZRA- has intercepted nine trucks for suspected conspiracy to defraud the...
WCO ESA RILO
Dec 31, 2020
Ford Ranger stolen in Sandton discovered under piles of brooms on truck at Mozambique border
Source: https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/watch-ford-ranger-stolen-in-sandton-discovered-under-piles-of-brooms-on-truck-at-m...
WCO ESA RILO
Oct 21, 2020
COVID-19 Control Measures in SADC – Striking a balance between control and Trade Facilitation
Photo credit: Jan Hoffmann By Innocent Muranganwa 12 Oct 2020 The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have not spared the Southern African...
WCO ESA RILO
Sep 22, 2020
Smugglers busted with 121 smuggled TV sets
Source: https://www.chronicle.co.zw/nkulumane-trio-nabbed-for-121-smuggled-television-sets/ Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter...
WCO ESA RILO
Sep 14, 2020
New secure information-sharing platform for East Africa
Source: https://www.traffic.org/news/new-secure-information-sharing-platform-for-east-africa/ Arusha, Tanzania, 27th August 2020—Over 60...
WCO ESA RILO
Jul 21, 2020
Launching of RILO Eastern and Southern Africa’s new Website to enhance communication and cooperation
On 20 July 2020, at the invitation of the WCO Vice-Chair for East and Southern Africa (ESA) region, and the Commissioner General of...
WCO ESA RILO
Jul 17, 2020
SARS makes R11.6m rhino horn bust
Source: www.freightnews.co.za by Staff Reporter The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has seized rhino horn worth R11.6 million at OR...
WCO ESA RILO
Jul 1, 2020
WCO and INTERPOL jointly mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
The World Customs Organization (WCO) and INTERPOL have reaffirmed their commitment to aligning police and customs efforts in the fight...
WCO ESA RILO
Jul 1, 2020
WCO and United States Conduct Integrity Webinar Series
During June, the WCO collaborated with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to conduct a webinar series focused on integrity. The...
WCO ESA RILO
Jul 1, 2020
Enforcement goes on line
The Covid-19 situation has meant that unfortunately the WCO has not been able to deliver face-to-face physical training to its member,...
WCO ESA RILO
Jun 25, 2020
Copy of 1119 seizures from 14 WCA countries during WCO operation ALAMBA 2020 targeting suspected tra
The WCO-led operation ALAMBA 2020, organized under WCO’s Global Shield Programme, took place from 7 to 17 March 2020 with the...
WCO ESA RILO
May 20, 2020
WCO Secretariat receives access to INTERPOL’s iARMS database to search and trace seized firearms
LYON, France / BRUSSELS, Belgium – INTERPOL and the WCO have signed an agreement granting the WCO Secretariat access to the global...
WCO ESA RILO
May 20, 2020
101 people arrested and 19,000 artefacts recovered in international crackdown
More than 19,000 archaeological artefacts and other artworks have been recovered as part of a global operation spanning 103 countries and...
WCO ESA RILO
May 20, 2020
WCO Secretariat issues a Note on Support to SMEs
In recognition of the Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day marked on 27 June, the WCO Secretariat issued a Secretariat...
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