The Ethiopian customs office at Tog-Wachale border to Somaliland has captured $182,247 (United States dollar) from individuals who were trying to take the cash out of the country illegally.
In addition, 235,375 Saudi riyals and 110, 920 United Arab Emirates Dirhams is also captured by the customs officers.
The cash was captured in a vehicle with two individuals at the Tog-Wachale border, according to the state broadcaster, ETV. The two men arrested smuggling the money are named Abdurehman Kasim Aden and Abdulkadir Abdullahi Anan, according to Customs latest report.
The report also indicated that the other two countries’ currencies were also captured by the customs police last week. Togochale in one of the routes for contraband traders from both countries.
In a related development, the customs office at the Bole International Airport has captured millions of cash of different countries including, 2,360,334 U.S. dollars, 332,310 Euros, 115, 917 Saudi riyals, 24,320 British pounds, and 1.5 million Ethiopian birrs in the past seven months.
The currencies were captured from individuals who were trying to take out of Ethiopia illegally. according to the police program on ETV transmitted on Sunday, which estimated the total value of all currencies captured at reach 83.8 million Ethiopian Birr.
In addition, the customs at the airport has also captured other items leaving the country illegally including, chat, minerals, coffee and honey, among others, which cumulatively is estimated 90.2 million Ethiopian birr.
From the people who tried to import different items illegally without paying taxes, the Addis Ababa Airports customs police have also seized worth a total of 90 million Ethiopian birr in the past seven months. The
jewelry items include gold and silver made, as well as silver-plated items, gold, and silver products, mobile apparatus and shisha.
One is not allowed to carry more than 100 grams of pieces of jewelry, according to the Ethiopian customs law. If such an item is more than 100 grams of the same product, one is expected to pay taxes.
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