The destruction exercise was carried out just outside Port Moresby in the presence of Customs Enforcement Officers, Police and NCDC’s (Food Sanitation) Health Officers.
“Six containers in total, three 40ft and three 20ft, were seized from eight different importers for various breaches of the Customs Act relating to smuggling, tax evasion offences and intellectual property rights infringements.
“The total tax value of all the cargo destroyed is over K30 million. These containers were seized between 2018 and 2020,” Customs Chief Commissioner, David Towe said.
