The number of smuggling cases achieved by the customs control exceeded 2252 cases over the past year (2019), with an average daily rate of more than 6 cases, and total fines of about 11 billion pounds, 8.4 billion pounds were collected, and 2.6 billion pounds remained in the form of uncollected fines or restrictions Achievement.
A customs officer said that the value of smuggled materials and goods in these cases amounted to about 2.3 billion, and the total fees were 598 million pounds, of which 442 million pounds were collected.
And about the most prominent smugglers, who entered and exited the country during the past year, between the officer that the smuggling of clothes came in the first place, as the police recorded about 511 cases of smuggling in 2019, followed by the smuggling of foodstuffs as 245 cases were seized, to solve the smuggling of drugs in the third place About 69 smuggling cases were organized, and after that comes smuggling of smoke and then drinks of all kinds, including smuggling coins, minerals and antiquities, then smuggling scrap that is used to recycle and manufacture them again, then smuggling mobile devices and smuggling gas, meat, livestock, weapons and drugs that came in End of smuggling cases for c Of the number.
And in heading with the officer towards the comprehensive campaign against the smugglers that were launched with the beginnings of last year, which was accompanied by many observations, such as the campaign’s focus on specific ranges and the need to go more towards smuggling whales without being satisfied with the last episodes, which usually represent the cohort of people, between that many indications benefit With the success of the campaign, including the disappearance of many smuggled items from the markets after they were presented to the storefronts and stalls in the streets, and that much of the bet on the moment of the campaign fell, and it became clear the campaign’s viability and continuity, and that the customs officer modified many of its work hubs and Its plans and distribution of customs work on the Syrian area according to sectors, identifying tasks and priorities in each sector, and providing customs work around the clock through the presence of officers and detachments within their duties throughout the day according to work programs that organize this.
In this context, the renewal of the campaign came at the end of last year according to a plan to tighten a customs hoop to prevent smugglers from entering the local markets in the main cities, especially the capital, which would allow the reinforcement of the presence of detachments and elements at the main entrances at the expense of the intensity of the customs presence within the cities and markets.
He noted that the campaign provided a lot of information about smuggling networks from wholesalers and major suppliers of smuggling to shops and ramps, and work is being taken to utilize this information and employ it to define a map of new tasks for the current stage focusing on hitting the sources and centers of basic evasion in different cities and regions, and this will have an important impact in Control of the phenomenon of smuggling and the decrease in the volume of smuggled goods that reach the local markets, especially since the customs control is working to enhance its presence near the areas that are traditional and essential crossings for the entry of smuggled goods.
And that the campaign was circulated to the various provinces and many important results were achieved recently in some important border governorates, especially in the countryside of Homs bordering the Syrian-Lebanese borders, as well as in Aleppo and Hama to prevent Turkish smugglers that were benefiting from the security conditions during the past period in these provinces to reach about Local markets inside Syria.
He pointed out that many of the comments received on the implementation of the tasks were considered and re-evaluated work and that there is follow-up and scrutiny of the elements' behavior and how to carry out their tasks, and that he will not accept any violation of any element, and accountability is carried out immediately according to the customs work system, and there are many elements who They were held accountable and appropriate sanctions taken against them according to the violation committed.
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