BURS to snuff out cigarette, alcohol smuggling

Track and trace systems involve the introduction of technology, including databases and systems to determining the current and past locations of goods on the move. The BURS is already procuring for the initiative and hopes when used in conjunction with the recently introduced sniffer dogs, track and trace systems will squash the illegal importation of cigarettes and alcohol.

BURS General Manager (Customs), Buhalo Mudongo told a University of Botswana lecturer on Tuesday evening that the country was losing millions of pula annually to smuggled alcohol and cigarettes.