Customs gets tough

[NewsWhore]

The Customs Department is increasing its anti-contraband measures and as a result has collected RD$5.4 billion in fines in the last three years. Offenses that are subject to fines include bringing merchandise and cash into the country illegally. People who enter the country with more than US$10,000 in cash must declare it, and failing to do so will result in them being stopped by Customs officials. Customs has seized US$799,000 in cash that was being brought into the country illegally, and in April Customs also seized a shipment of household appliances that were being brought into the country in an attempt to evade a payment of RD$106.1 million in taxes.

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