16 smuggled cars seized

16 smuggled cars seized

DILI, East Timor: The recent smuggling of 16 cars and eight motorcycles into this town has caused the local administration to suffer losses due to Rp 1 billion in unpaid taxes.

A reliable source at the local office of customs and excise said that a company imported 16 Unimob cars from another province without the proper documents.

The source said that recently the police also seized eight American-made Harley Davidson motorcycles imported without the necessary documents.

He said that the car importers bribed the captain of a ship to carry the cars and motorcycles. (yac)