14

Jan

Customs Malta intercepts 40kgs of cocaine at the Freeport

40kgs of cocaine were intercepted by Customs Malta in a reefer container en-route from Puerto Rico to Cairo. The cocaine was found in 40 packets each containing approximately 1kg of…

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11

Oct

Malta Customs intercepts another six cars stolen in Canada

Three Ford pick-ups F450, one Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV, one Jaguar F-pace and one Ford Expedition SUV, all stolen from Canada, were intercepted by Customs at the Freeport. The scanning…

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08

Jun

Malta customs seize record 740kg of cocaine destined to Europe

A record breaking 740 kg of cocaine intercepted by Malta Customs at the Freeport. Due to high purity, street value estimated between 90 and 100 million euro. Malta Customs has,…

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05

Mar

Malta: Two arrested as Customs seize 250,000 contraband cigarettes

Two people have been arrested following the seizure of 248,800 contraband cigarettes by Customs on Thursday. In a statement, the department said the cigarettes were found in a garage belonging…

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08

Jan

Malta Customs seizes 3 billion euro worth of goods in five years

In the past five years Malta Customs has seized over three billion euro worth of goods, including some 209 million euro worth of counterfeit products. Between 2015 and 2020, year…

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11

Dec

Maltese Editorials’ Perspectives

The Times of Malta says that Prime Minister Robert Abela must stop making excuses and enforce the rule of law The Independent reacts to a move by football players to…

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17

Nov

Malta: Masks and drugs among €54 million worth of contraband

During 2020 the Customs Department had a very busy year. It seized over €54 million worth of good that different persons tried to import in Malta illegally. The illicit goods…

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11

Nov

Malta: Customs dog sniffs out €16,000 on passenger

Customs dog Żekkin, which started its duty last September, made its first seizure at the airport when the dog sniffed out €16,295 in undeclared money. Two-year old Labrador Żekkin was…

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05

Nov

Malta: Customs officials seize 217,460 contraband cigarettes; 2 men arrested

Customs officials seized 217,460 contraband cigarettes from Zurrieq and Mqabba during a 15 hours operation, on Wednesday. The endangered taxes; Import Duty, Excise Duty and VAT, amount to €51,652. In…

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13

Oct

Malta: Customs intercepts 23 containers carrying boats on their way to Libya

In recent months, the Customs Department seized no less than 23 containers at the Free Port, which it said were each carrying a ‘power boat’. The Malta Customs said in…

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30

Sep

EU launches new Customs Union Action Plan

The European Commission has launched a new Customs Union Action Plan setting out a series of measures to make EU customs smarter, more innovative and more efficient over the next…

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03

Aug

Malta Customs’ sniffer dog discovers €16,500 in undeclared cash

Peter will be a name to forget for one passenger preparing to fly to Istanbul with no less than 16,500 of undeclared cash. A sniffer dog bearing that name, forming…

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21

Apr

Malta Customs announces two months deferral of Excise Duty payments

In view of the current economic challenges resulting from social restrictions aimed at controlling the coronavirus pandemic, Government has agreed to the postponement of excise duty payments. This was announced…

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20

Apr

Malta Customs thwarts illegal importation of appliances and cigarettes

Malta Customs has announced the seizure of two loads of illegally imported material, concerning domestic appliances and cigarettes. In a post on Facebook, Customs said that two full load containers,…

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04

Apr

European Commission approves waiving of customs duties and VAT on medical devices and equipment

The European Commission approved requests from Member States and the UK to temporarily waive customs duties and VAT on the import of medical devices, and protective equipment, from third countries…

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24

Jan

Brexit – Customs Department announces the Customs procedure to be followed during ‘the transition’ period

The United Kingdom (UK) will be withdrawing from the European Union (EU) on the 31st January 2020. The UK’s Government has a mandate to negotiate a new trade deal with…

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21

Nov

(VIDEO) – One of a kind 2.9 Million Cigarettes’ haul by Malta Customs

Officials from the Malta Customs Scanning Unit have made a remarkable, one of a kind, cigarettes’ haul at the Freeport. A full load 40 foot container, en-route from Russia to…

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30

Jul

Customs fight against illicit trade yields more results

Fake perfumes and shampoos were among thousands of items confiscated by Customs in the past days. The Department said in a statement on Tuesday they intercepted four containers carrying fake…

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29

Jul

Malta: Customs efforts to clamp down on the sale of illicit goods, in an effort to hamper contraband operations yield results over the weekend

In the past days, during searches at the border (sea and air) and in several localities, by Customs Enforcement Officials €40,135 in cash in three different cases 22,677 cigarettes, 5,966…

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09

Jun

It-Torċa Headlines – Sunday 9th June 2019

It-Torċa quotes an EU report which estimates that Malta lost some €12 million from contraband sales of cigarettes. In another story, the paper says that Maltese and Italian officials may…

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15

Apr

€10.3 million worth of cocaine seized by Malta’s customs at Freeport

On Sunday, a total of 76 packets of cocaine, weighing 91.25 kgs, with an estimated street value of 10.3 Million Euros were elevated at the Malta Freeport. So far, this…

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07

Apr

91.2 kg, worth 10.2 million euros of cocaine seized by Maltese customs at Malta Freeport

Routine searches conducted, today, at the Malta Freeport Customs Scanning Facility, by the Malta Customs Officials, has once again resulted in a sizable narcotics seizure. A statement issued by the…

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11

Feb

Malta Customs Department issues Brexit Notice to all economic operators in view of changes foreseen

As from 30 March 2019, 00:00h Central European Time (CET), the United Kingdom will become a 'third country', that is; a country not member of the European Union, and as such all imports from, and…

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03

Apr

Geopolitics: China vs USA Trade Wars

The Chinese government said that tariffs on about $3 billion worth of US imports are going into effect Monday, hitting 128 products ranging from pork, meat and fruit to steel pipes. It's…

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