Customs has impounded a Freightliner Cargo Truck and a van belonging to a business house in Orange Walk after it was found with a stash of premium un-customed goods inside.
Customs confirms that it received intelligence yesterday and followed the vehicles from Orange Walk to San Antonio Village, Corozal where they searched them. They found both loaded with local sugar, but stuffed behind the sugar, they found 15 cases of Monster energy drink, 23 cases of Red Bull Energy Drink and 13 cases of assorted liquor – all to a total value of $71,000.00 dollars. They could not produce receipts for any of the drinks and so the vehicles were impounded and three persons detained.
Customs believes that no duty has been paid on those drinks. They also believe it's a long standing practice of this and certain other business houses to smuggle contraband items beneath legitimate local products such as sugar.
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