The Customs Control Department handled 136 cases last week in cooperation with partner agencies

The Customs Control Department handled 136 cases last week in cooperation with partner agencies.

The most prominent of these were as follows:
110 cases were handled in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance, with the aim of improving state revenues and providing the treasury with funds. These cases included:
- 32 tax and customs cases, with taxpayers referred to the Ministry to complete their commercial transactions.
- 77 cases related to smuggled and prohibited tobacco.
- One case of goods arriving from Israel without a clearing invoice.
25 cases were handled in cooperation with the Ministries of National Economy and Health to prevent the spread of illegal goods. The most prominent of these were:
- Approximately 4.4 tons of expired and unfit food were seized and destroyed.
- Two tons of juices, energy drinks, and food products were seized in violation of mandatory regulations and handed over to the competent authorities.
- 76 packages of medical supplies and 24 packages and a half kilograms of unlicensed sexual stimulants were seized and handed over to the competent authorities.
- Approximately 700 kilograms of banned imported honey were seized and handed over to the relevant authorities.
A case, in cooperation with the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, resulted in the seizure of:
- 32 unlicensed postal parcels. The seized items were handed over to the relevant authorities.
The Authority urges citizens to report smuggled, spoiled, counterfeit, price-gouging, or monopoly products by calling the toll-free number 132 or via the Authority's official Facebook page.


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