Customs
Helsingborg port to receive Sweden's first fixed cargo scanner
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Swedish Customs announces that Helsingborg port will be the first in Sweden to install a fixed cargo scanner to combat drug and weapon smuggling. The scanner will X-ray entire containers and bolster checks at the country's second-largest container port. The decision follows a record cocaine seizure earlier this year.
A joint team in Majalengka district conducted an operation against illegal cigarettes on Wednesday (April 29, 2026) in two northern sub-districts, seizing about 150,000 sticks or 7,500 packs of various brands from several shops. The raid prevented potential state losses of around Rp111.9 million. Authorities pledge to carry out similar operations periodically.
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Bureau of Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno recently highlighted ongoing reforms to improve business ease in the Philippines and attract Korean investments. He attended a seminar discussing customs procedures and other regulations. South Korean Ambassador Lee Sang-Hwa emphasized strengthening ties between the two nations.
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has stated that cross-border fuel smuggling continues largely because of specific reasons. This comes amid ongoing efforts to curb such activities at Nigeria's borders.
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A presumed fuel smuggling network, known as huachicol fiscal, operated within the Secretariat of the Navy involving at least 34 marines, according to a Federal Attorney General's Office investigation. The case emerged from an audio where Rear Admiral Fernando Guerrero Alcántar denounced the network to former Secretary Rafael Ojeda Durán, implicating his political nephews. The Attorney General's Office keeps the penal case open, despite the Navy finding no irregularities.
The Bureau of Customs will auction eight luxury cars once owned by the Discaya couple, plus two other vehicles, this month at the Port of Manila. This includes cars that failed to sell in two prior auctions. The seizure relates to a corruption probe into flood control projects.
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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced an upgrade to its cargo monitoring system, introducing user-owned electronic seals to enhance security and trade efficiency. This update integrates with the East African Community through the Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System (RECTS).
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