May 26, 2021
Customs Intercept 6,000 Gallons of Contraband Fuel
While drivers are desperately seeking legally imported fuel at the nation’s gas stations, an operation by Customs and Excise officers this morning led to the interception of six thousand gallons of contraband fuel. Tonight, a Belizean and a Guatemalan driver are detained pending charges for the illegal activity. News Five’s Duane Moody reports.
Duane Moody, Reporting
Two fuel tankers filled with regular gasoline and diesel were intercepted in the Calla Creek area of the Cayo District this morning. The sting operation came on the heels of information acquired by the Customs and Excise Department of a contraband ring in the West.
The Cypriot Government appointed the Registrar of Companies and
Official Receiver (the
RoC) as the competent
authority to keep the beneficial owners register concerning
companies and other legal persons.
While the creation of the beneficial owners register was
provided for under section 61Α(4)(a) of the Prevention and
Suppression of Money Laundering Activities Law of 2007, as amended
(the
AML Law), the Cypriot Government only issued
subsidiary legislation activating the register and appointing the
RoC as the competent authority in December 2020.
The 4
th AML Directive required EU Member States to
allow access to beneficial ownership information on corporate and
other legal entities in a coherent and coordinated way, through