Zimbabwe: Govt Blames Smuggling On Transit Truckers
GOVERNMENT has identified transit truckers as the biggest culprit responsible for significant volumes of smuggled goods entering Zimbabwe and has moved to plug the leakages that cost the country $1,5 billion annually.Smuggling has been detected through the identification of an unprecedented amount of products that have high punitive charges and attract duties finding themselves onto the market, into shops and on the streets.The goods being smuggled include cigarettes, clothing, cooking oil, furniture, milk products, tooth paste, detergents and maheu, among others.
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