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By Our Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Commissioner General of Uganda Revenue Authority,( URA,) Mr. John R. Musinguzi, has revealed  that Uganda loses close to a billion shilling every month in tax revenue due  to smuggling .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result , Musinguzi said that URA has strengthened its surveillance and monitoring units with capable personnel and put in  place tough enforcement measures  to stop smuggling of goods into the country . This move according to Musinguzi has  led to recovery of Ug.Shs. 67.73 billion from 5823 seizures in operations  across the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday , Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) field services teams intercepted smugglers  who were in possession of over 200 cartons of exotic pens worth 300 million shillings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was after a truck registration number UAE 050F accompanied by a van registration number UAZ 637N were seized along Mukono- Kayunga road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The driver of the van identified as Davis Bakashabaruhanga wore Military fatigue and once flagged down he showed the URA officers a Uganda People\u2019s Defense Forces (UPDF) identity card  which they used to verify whether it was genuine .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Julius Nkwasire, the URA Assistant Commissioner in charge of Field Services, the team on ground quickly got in-touch with their counterparts in the UPDF to establish the authenticity of the flashed credentials and why the \u201csoldier\u201d was in possession of smuggled goods. UPDF refuted Bakashabaruhanga\u2019s credentials  and was immediately arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nkwasire  explained that on  interrogation  of  Bakashabaruhanga  another suspect believed have coordinated the smuggling syndicate a one Emmanuel Kwesiga was  also apprehended .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that investigations were still on-going and that all the culprits will be presented in courts of law.   The  UPDF spokesperson, Brig. Flavia Byekwaso condemned acts of abusing the military uniform emphasizing that this will not be tolerated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She called on the public to be vigilant and report all such masqueraders who set out to tarnish the name of the UPDF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a warning to all those involved in misusing the UPDF uniform. Today, these are matters regarding national revenue which were so much needed by the government in this pandemic. We shall stand to deal with the culprits regardless of who is involved,\u201d Byekwaso cautioned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Our Reporter The Commissioner General of Uganda Revenue Authority,( URA,) Mr. John R. 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