Customs officer under probe

According to reports, at midday on Friday last, officers of the Customs and Excise preventative branch, acting on information, conducted a ‘sting’ operation at the shed and placed the officer under surveillance.

It was alleged that after the officer transacted business with one of the importers, a truck was loaded with items from Curacao which was then seized by the Customs and Preventative branch officers who announced their presence. Documents were seized from the importer as well as the truck driver and the Customs and Excise officer was also interrogated.

Sources revealed that the officer had been under surveillance after it was reported to senior customs and excise officers that the officer was allegedly involved in undervaluing imported items and was then being paid a handsome price for doing so. Customs and Excise officers are expected to search the home of the officer as part of investigations.