PARAMARIBO — The Economic Control Department (ECD) has seized a consignment of agricultural chemicals from the ACA company on Pandit Tilakdharieweg. These probably come from smuggling.
During the inspection, purchase receipts were requested and checked to determine the origin of the chemicals. “The receipts only had a stamp from the supplier and did not contain any address details. The incomplete labels on the packaging also increased the suspicion of smuggling,” the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation (EZ) writes in a press release.
“The incomplete labels on the packaging have also strengthened the suspicion of smuggling”
Agricultural chemicals that had already expired were also found at ACA. According to EZ, employees of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (LVV), with whom the CD works together during the inspection work, have cleared this batch safely. The investigation continues.
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LVV employees also safely cleared away a batch of expired agricultural chemicals at W. Bouwmaterials on Pandit Tilakdharieweg. Based on the purchase receipts, it was determined that these agricultural chemicals did not originate from smuggling.
During inspection work in agricultural shop H. on Henri Fernandesweg and agricultural shop A. on Catharina Sophiastraat, purchase receipts were requested and checked to determine the origin of selected goods. The suppliers were identified and it was determined that there was no smuggling. It was further established that the labels of the checked products were in both Dutch and English.
