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Details appeared yesterday about how some companies imported narcotics under the guise of sugar.
This happened the day the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) documents indicated that the government was losing about 36.5 billion shillings. Commissioner John Njiraini told the joint committee for agriculture and trade investigating the smuggling sugar scandal, that the verification carried out by government agencies on one of the containers imported by Mshale Commodities Uganda Limited had
He said that the 90 blocks suspected of being narcotics were marked as exhibits and packed in evidence bags and held by the anti-narcotics police unit. , adding that the issue is being dealt with by the relevant government agencies.
"The audit conducted by the anti-drug police revealed that four unsealed polypropylene bags were hidden in sugar bags with a substance packaged in blocks suspected to be drugs," he said.
Sh36.5 billion lost, about 31.5 billion shillings are in import duties and 5.05 billion shillings in VAT.
According to KRA, 113 major importers shipped 818,151 metric tons of duty-free brown sugar into the country, while 13 small traders imported 185 metric tons of duty-free brown sugar.
Duty free status
Despite records that only table sugar was duty-free, industrial sugar was not duty-free.
"Importers continued to import 10% industrial sugar reads the document.
Njiraini also told the committee that imported raw cane sugar under the exemption regime was being presented to customs in 50 kilograms and in unfilled bulkers.
He said that at the expiry of the initial exemption deadline of August 31, 2017, the KRA received requests for to facilitate sugar-free entry, the arrival of which would have been delayed by various logistical difficulties
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