Corentyne businesses still losing to smugglers

Khurshid Sattaur

Smuggling continues to be a major concern along the Suriname/Guyana border with some businessmen alleging that certain officials are in collusion with the smugglers but Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) head Khurshid Sattaur says the agency needs verifiable information for action to be taken.

“We do get reports (of smuggling) from time to time from public-spirited citizens,” Sattaur told Stabroek News recently. He noted that currently he has a warehouse of items seized, including alcoholic beverages,