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Uganda: Sh193 million cigarettes impounded
By Dradenya Amazia The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has impounded contraband cigarettes worth sh193m in Yumbe district. Lt. Patrick Mwesigye, the tax body"s regional revenue protection officer, said the Kenyan made Supermatch cigarettes were being smuggled to Arua from Yumbe on New Year"s eve. “We impounded the ...

Read Story at The New Vision (2010-01-05)

Uganda: Weekly Round-up
URA lists goods most smuggled - KAMPALA SUPERMATCH cigarettes topped the list of smuggled items, according to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) customs enforcement data from July to December. The statistics, released at the URA offices in Nakawa recently, showed the cigarettes smuggled through northern Uganda between 2008 and 2009 ...

Read Story at The New Vision (2010-01-18)

Uganda: URA impounds smuggled cigarettes
URA operatives check the impounded cigarettes By Frank Mugabi THE Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) operatives impounded a pick-up with 15 cartons of contraband Supermatch cigarettes after a long chase on the Koboko-Arua road. The URA enforcement officer in charge of northern Uganda, Lt. Patrick ...

Read Story at The New Vision (2009-04-28)

Kenya: KRA impounds contraband cigarettes at Malaba border
Kenya Revenue Authority has impounded a consignment of counterfeit "Supermatch" cigarettes it suspects was to be dumped in the country.KRA officials at the Malaba border point impounded the Ugandan registered lorry loaded with the counterfeit cigarettes yesterday.The consignment was from Leaf Tobacco Company in Uganda and had been cleared by ...

Read Story at The Standard (2010-06-18)

Kenya: 284 cartons of counterfeit cigarettes netted
A total of 284 cartons of counterfeit Supermatch cigarettes smuggled from Uganda with a value of Sh10 million have been impounded at Malaba and Eldoret.In Malaba security officers netted 20 cartons that were found packed and waiting to be ferried into the country.The consignment was later handed over to the ...

Read Story at Daily Nation (2010-07-02)

Ghana: CEPS destroys smuggled, unwholesome cigarettes
The Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) has destroyed a large quantity of smuggled and unwholesome cigarettes worth more than ¢804.480 million. The cigarettes, which were seized during special operations, were crushed and buried at the refuse dump at Oblogo, near Mallam in Accra. The destroyed cigarettes, comprising ...

Read Story at The Accra Daily Mail (2004-12-02)

Uganda: URA impounds goods worth over sh200m
URA personnel tow the boat with the smuggled goods to Busiro landing site in Bugiri district By Moses Nampala in Bugiri Contraband goods worth over sh200m were on Friday impounded by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). The goods smuggled from neighbouring Kenya, included bags of ...

Read Story at The New Vision (2009-05-11)

Uganda: URA releases list of most smuggled goods
Kisaale (centre) displays TV sets intercepted from Kay Kay Electronics due to under declaration By Mark Owor SUPERMATCH cigarettes topped the list of smuggled items, according to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) customs enforcement data from July to December. The statistics, released at the URA ...

Read Story at The New Vision (2010-01-10)

Uganda: Smuggled cigarettes impounded
By Frank Mugabi THE Uganda Revenue Authority enforcement team in Arua has impounded 57 cartons of contraband cigarettes. They include several brand names that had never been seen on the local market before like Stella, Boston, Reds, Rally King, Mission, Western and Pall Mall. Lt. Patrick Mwesige, the ...

Read Story at The New Vision (2010-03-09)

Zambia: ZRA curbs cigarettes smuggling
THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has recorded a reduction in the value of smuggled cigarettes seized over the last nine months.ZRA public relations manager Daniel Msoka said yesterday cigarettes worth K2.5 billion were seized last year while those worth K782,633,763 were confiscated over the same period of time this year.He ...

Read Story at Times of Zambia (2003-10-01)


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