Food smuggling

Border Police officers crack egg-smuggling plot

Border Police officers foiled a plan on Sunday to smuggle some 9,000 unmarked, unauthorized eggs into Jerusalem from the West Bank.

The intercepted mini-bus at the Hizme checkpoint contained 300 packages of eggs that did not undergo inspection, kept in poor condition, and which authorities say could have posed a serious threat to public health.

The eggs were confiscated immediately and destroyed by officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, according to the Hebrew-language media.

The 21-year old driver was detained, questioned and released. An initial investigation revealed that the eggs were on their way to be sold to different commercial establishments in Jerusalem.

Food smuggling

How High Cost Of Rice Made Smugglers Build Special Smuggling Tanker

Rice smuggling through Benin border has increased since recession hit Africa’s largest economy, a situation that has pushed the price of a bag of rice up to double its usual price.

In Benin Republic a bad of rice still sells for less than 14,000 Naira but in Nigeria the price of the same quality of rice is not sold be less than 20,000 Naira.

Briefing reporters about the special tanker discovery at the command’s Idiroko border office, the new Area Controller, Hassan Gangua, said the MAN diesel petroleum tanker with number plate FST 51 XE, was specially built for smuggling.

He said the tanker filled to capacity with the smuggled rice was intercepted by customs operatives of the command along the Idiroko border axis on its way to Lagos.