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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Senegalese Customs Officers at Poste Kelimanganda, near the Gambia border around Kaur in the Central River Region (CRR north) have reportedly seized a Gambian vehicle: \u201cMercedes Benz C-Class\u201d with the registration number BJL 8463 Q belonging to Omar Sowe, a native of Simbala village in the Lower Saloum District of CRR, The Press has been reliably informed.<\/b><\/p>\n

The customs officers are reportedly demanding payment of \u201ctwo million CFA\u201d which is equivalent to over two hundred thousand dalasis.<\/p>\n

The Mercedes Benz was allegedly seized by the customs officers amid the driver’s failure to produce the \u201cvehicle port clearance document\u201d. The incident was reported to have occurred last Thursday 4 January 2024.<\/p>\n

The driver claimed that despite having all his necessary documents ranging from his driver\u2019s licence, insurance with CEDEAO clearance and authentic transfer document of the vehicle among others, the Senegalese customs officers still insisted that the vehicle would not be released unless he (Sowe) pay a fine of two million CFA for failure to produce his port clearance document.<\/p>\n

The driver Omar Sowe, who was speaking in an interview, said: \u201cThis is the first time I am being asked to produce port documents while crossing the Gambian border to Senegal. It is so unfortunate that they have to seize my vehicle. In fact, I want to let you know that I am not the only driver who suffers from this malpractice in the hands of Senegalese authorities. There are other Gambian vehicles that are also currently impounded by the said customs officers,\u201d he divulged.<\/p>\n

Further explaining how the incident happened, Sowe added: \u201cI was going to Touba in Senegal together with one of my friends, Ali Jammeh. In fact, Ali Jammeh was the one driving. When we arrived at the said poste, the Senegalese customs officers stopped us and asked us to produce our documents of which we did.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe produced all the necessary documents. Again, the customs officers decided to even scan the vehicle\u2019s chassis number and the sticker, which was on top of the windscreen of the vehicle and found that the entire documents were in order. Surprisingly, one of the officers asked us to produce the port clearance document. I was surprised and I told him that this had never happened before, thus he told us that the vehicle will not go.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe even paid the \u2018lassez pass\u2019 document at the Senegalese border. This should tell you that the vehicle is clean and it\u2019s not involved in any fraudulent activities. If we were involved in some illegal activities, we won\u2019t have passed through the Senegalese entry point where all our information was recorded?<\/p>\n

\u201cThe customs officers told me that my vehicle will be impounded for three months after which it would be sold if I fail to produce the port clearance document. I spent the entire day at the border trying to get my vehicle but to no avail,\u201d he posited, while urging the Gambian authorities to intervene as many drivers encounter similar problems at the hands of the customs officers at the said border.<\/p>\n

Omar Ceesay, the President of the Gambia Transport Union (GTU), who was contacted for comments on the development, said: \u201cThis is not the first time we have been receiving complaints from the Gambian drivers about the conduct of the Senegalese customs officers on similar issues. However, I want to let you know that this is against the transport agreement between The Gambia and Senegal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe act from the Senegal customs officers is unlawful and it\u2019s against ECOWAS free movement \u2013 Article 5. Asking for a port clearance document after the said driver produces all the authentic documents has never been part of the agreement between The Gambia and Senegal in the transportation sector,\u201d Ceesay clarified.<\/p>\n

How can you go to vote and you\u2019re asked to produce your passport,\u201d he queried.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, efforts to speak to the Senegalese customs officers proved futile as they declined to speak.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. 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