Ramallah - September 25, 2025. The Customs Police Department handled 47 cases last week, in cooperation with civil partners and relevant security agencies, as part of its efforts to protect markets from the spread of spoiled, smuggled, and settlement goods, and to protect the national economy.
The details include:
18 cases, in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance, aimed at improving state revenues and providing funds to the treasury. These cases are detailed as follows:
- 14 tax and customs cases, including the referral of taxpayers to the Ministry to complete their commercial transactions.
- A case involving goods arriving from Israel without a clearing invoice.
- 3 cases related to smuggled tobacco, which is prohibited from circulation due to its economic damage and drain on the state treasury.
28 cases were investigated in cooperation with the Ministries of Economy and Health to prevent the spread of spoiled, counterfeit, and settlement goods and to ensure health security. These cases include:
- Approximately 56.5 tons of expired food and cosmetics unfit for human consumption were seized and destroyed.
- Approximately 11.25 tons of chicken and mango meat unfit for human consumption due to signs of spoilage were seized and destroyed.
- More than 1 ton of food and cleaning materials in violation of mandatory regulations were seized and handed over to the relevant authorities.
- 14 packages of unlicensed nutritional supplements were seized and handed over to the relevant authorities.
One case, in cooperation with the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, resulted in the seizure of:
- 421 banned Israeli SIM cards, which were handed over to the relevant authorities.
The Customs Police Department calls on citizens to contribute by submitting reports of spoiled and expired goods via the department's toll-free hotline 132 or via the department's official Facebook page.