A total 56.8 million of counterfeit pills were confiscated by the Customs Department between January and March.
In a statement, the department gave a list of items confiscated following searches in various establishments and at the country’s borders.
The items confiscated are as follows:
|
Description |
Totals |
|
Ecstacy pills |
300 |
|
Marjuana |
3.6kg |
|
MDMA |
14g |
|
Cocaine |
14g |
|
Counterfeit pills |
56.8 million |
|
Cigarettes (Evasion of excise duty) |
151580 |
|
Pipe tobacco (Evasion of excise duty) |
60g |
|
Rolling tobacco (Evasion of excise duty) |
572g |
|
Smokeless Tobacco (prohibited) |
24.15kg |
|
Alcohol (Evasion of excise duty) |
55 bottles |
|
Wine (Evasion of excise duty) |
2370 bottle |
|
Ceramic tiles |
7197 boxes |
|
Clothing items |
1080 |
|
Bedding |
320 |
|
Heaters |
238 |
|
Passports (trafficked into the country) |
11 |
|
Counterfeit clothing |
4 cartons |
|
Vacuum cleaners |
57 boxes |
|
Counterfeit merchandise |
616 |
|
Items without CE Markings |
106 |
|
Prohibited weapons or ammunition |
32 |
|
Frames with butterflies (protected by CITES) |
3 |
|
Bird skins (protected by CITES) |
66 |
|
Leather products (protected by CITES) |
2 |
|
Ivory items |
1 |
|
Meat and dairy products (prohibited) |
127.35kg |
The department said these items would have made a serious impact on the local and the European Union's financial interests and would have placed the EU's safety in jeopardy.
It encouraged the public to help it in its fight against tax avoidance and evasion, illicit trade in prohibited and restricted goods and drug trafficking.
Anonymous can be reported on 2568 5124.