Rigor and firmness of the Director General of Customs, Alain HINKATI! In the face of the resurgence of the fraudulent exit of agricultural products by land borders, the Director General of Customs in a memorandum dated Friday 24 March 2023 invited the customs personnel in service under his orders to be more vigilant.

In the memorandum, he stated: "These practices seriously undermine the interests of the public treasury and the implementation of the Government's agricultural and industrial policy.”, “Similarly, the export by land of dried nuts (mahogany) is strictly prohibited until further notice."he continued.

The Director General of Customs also invites all customs units to pool their resources and actions with the Defence and Security Forces (Armed Forces, Republican Police, Waters and Forests and Hunting) of their respective areas of territorial competence in order to effectively combat the fraudulent exit of all these products. It warns customs officials who are allegedly complicit in fraud or minority in the execution of these instructions. Any breach exposes its author(s) to severe disciplinary sanctions according to the Director General of Customs, Mr Alain HINKATI.

It also calls on the people to cooperate openly with customs and other security and defence forces. For example, for alerts concerning fraudulent exits or reports of cases of complicity of customs officials or of the Defence and Security Forces, the hotline of the Directorate General of Customs is open. Call is free to the number 91 13 13 13 Every day. The Directorate General of Customs relies on the cooperation of all.