{"id":20467,"date":"2022-06-01T15:05:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T15:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/mozambique-makes-record-seizure-of-smuggled-cell-phones"},"modified":"2022-06-01T15:13:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T15:13:33","slug":"mozambique-makes-record-seizure-of-smuggled-cell-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/mozambique-makes-record-seizure-of-smuggled-cell-phones","title":{"rendered":"Mozambique makes record seizure of smuggled cell phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Mozambican authorities yesterday announced the biggest seizure of mobile phones this year, after intercepting a container with more than 60,000 devices and other equipment smuggled in the port of Nacala, Nampula province northern Mozambique.<\/p>\n<p>Investigation teams \u201cdetected and seized a total of 60,990 mobile phones\u201d, the \u201cbiggest seizure\u201d recorded this year, Jo\u00e3o Saltiel, director of customs in Nacala, told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cundeclared goods\u201d were found on Thursday in a container from China declaring Nampula province as its final destination, he said, adding that the container also contained laptop computers, toasters, domestic irons and other items.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur teams have their eye on customs control. It would be very difficult [for goods] to pass through without being detected,\u201d Saltiel said, highlighting the strengthening of controls at the port of Nacala.<\/p>\n<p>According to the authorities, if the goods had left the port, the Mozambican state would have lost around 16 million meticais (\u20ac233,000).<\/p>\n<p>On 10 May, the Mozambican Tax Authority (AT) announced the seizure of 19,000 mobile phones that were being removed from a warehouse in Maputo. According to the AT, the mobile phones were being transported in 250 hidden boxes and were seized due to the lack of proof-of-import documents, false declarations and under-invoicing.<\/p>\n<p>The Mozambican authorities recognise that the country has a high rate of tax evasion, and regularly and publicly present goods seized in tax evasion raids.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. Mozambican authorities yesterday announced the biggest seizure of mobile phones this year, after intercepting a container with more than 60,000 devices and other equipment smuggled in the port of Nacala, Nampula province northern Mozambique. 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