Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Khurshid Sattaur says discussions with Suriname to combat cross-bordering smuggling have been ongoing and he is looking forward to a proposed visit by that country’s Customs Chief.
Smuggling is rampant across the Guyana/Suriname border, Sattaur said on Tuesday, while noting that the issue has been high on the agenda as talks continue. “All manner of things are smuggled across that border, from alcohol to cigarettes and foodstuffs. You name it, they bring it across the border,” Sattaur told Stabroek News.
The Surinamese newspaper de Ware Tijd (dWT) reported on Tuesday that Suriname’s Customs