Despite having seized over $30M worth of smuggled goods during its first quarter of 2014, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) still faces major challenges in tackling smugglers in the North-West District.
Over the past three months, seizures of a number of items including food products, clothing, and technological instruments have taken place in various parts of Guyana, including Georgetown, the East Coast of Demerara and Berbice.
Anti-smuggling exercises have also been conducted in Port Kaituma, Matthew’s Ridge, Mabaruma and Kumaka, but smuggled goods, especially in outlying areas, continue to be an ongoing challenge, the authority said in a press statement on Thursday. Though large quantities of goods, including foreign alcoholic beverages, have
