Jul 9, 2021
Contraband Vegetables Arriving Even by Sea
While contraband business is booming, BAHA authorities are working with customs and police. They recognize public education and stiffer penalties may be needed to help tackle this growing issue. And contrabandistas are no longer limiting themselves to overland transport.
On the Phone: Margarito Garcia, Technical Director of Quarantine Department, BAHA
“It is an ongoing challenge; a daily challenge for us. We try our best to intercept these commodities.”
Andrea Polanco
On the Phone: Margarito Garcia
“Actually we have seen an increase of contraband countrywide. It is an activity that is on the rise because based on the reports I receive on a daily basis and the tips that I receive we have to try and intercept them, sometimes we do or sometimes we don’t.