Smuggled Cigarates Worth UGX 700m Confiscated By URA, 821 Litres Of Wine To Be Destroyed!

Swift Daily NewsDecember 9, 2024

by Swift Daily NewsDecember 9, 20240

By Kato Jamil A team of URA enforcement officers have recovered assorted goods that were smuggled into Kampala’s business hotspot, Kikuubo. The team confiscated over...

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Four Chinese Arrested In Naguru Over Wildlife Trafficking, Security Operatives Fetch Ugx27m Cash ‘Exhibits’ From Suspects

Swift Daily NewsNovember 29, 2024

by Swift Daily NewsNovember 29, 20240

By Kato Jamil Four Chinese nationals have been arrested in Kampala for illegal wildlife trafficking and tax evasion, following a raid that uncovered 9.4 kilograms...

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Smuggling Ring Busted At Kisementi, Pioneer Mall & Lugogo; UGX 443M In Taxes Recovered

Swift Daily NewsNovember 26, 2024

by Swift Daily NewsNovember 26, 20240

By Kato Jamil In a recent operation, the URA Customs Enforcement Team One successfully busted a smuggling ring specializing in premium tech gadgets. The three-day...

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36yr Old Kisoro Broker Arrested For Impersonating URA Boss & Fetching Millions From Wanainchi

Swift Daily NewsNovember 26, 2024

by Swift Daily NewsNovember 26, 20240

By Kato Jamil A 36-year-old man from Kisoro district has been arrested for defrauding people under the pretext of being the Commissioner General of the...

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Entebbe Airport: Smugglers Netted With Expensive Phones Worth UGX 200M

Swift Daily NewsNovember 14, 2024

by Swift Daily NewsNovember 14, 20240

By Kato Jamil The activity at the Entebbe terminal was like a movie scene as passengers were repeatedly breaking bags on the conveyor belts and...

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Busia: Coca-Cola Truck Intercepted Smuggling Over 5 Tons Of Rice

Swift Daily NewsOctober 23, 2024

by Swift Daily NewsOctober 23, 20240

By Jamil Kato Busia Enforcement frustrated a cunning smuggling attempt, seizing a Coca-Cola distributor truck that had concealed over 5 tons of assorted rice. The...

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Reason For Taxing Ugandans Highly? Questions Raised Over URA Staff Bonuses Amounting To UGX 14.6 Billion

Swift Daily NewsOctober 17, 2024

by Swift Daily NewsOctober 17, 20240

By Frank Kamuntu Speaker Anita Among has instructed Finance Minister Matia Kasaija to provide Parliament with an explanation regarding Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) staff bonuses...

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URA Intercepts Ugx65 Million In Counterfeit Notes At Jinja Nile Bridge

Swift Daily NewsSeptember 19, 2024

by Swift Daily NewsSeptember 19, 20240

By Frank Kamuntu URA officials are on the hunt for a mysterious passenger who was intercepted at the Jinja Nile bridge check point while attempting...

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Ex URA Officer Remanded For ‘Playing Tax Kawukumi’ For 18 Companies, Causing Ugx10B Loss To Gov’t

Swift Daily NewsJuly 16, 2024August 16, 2024

by Swift Daily NewsJuly 16, 2024August 16, 20240

By Frank Kamuntu A former URA staff, Aggrey Malongo has been remanded in custody until September 2, 2024 on charges of abuse of office and...

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Nile Hotel Manager Reveals How URA Bosses Caused Loss To Gov’t After Refusing To Cough Over Ugx7B In A Multibillion Scandal

Swift Daily NewsJuly 16, 2024

by Swift Daily NewsJuly 16, 20240

By Frank Kamuntu Parliament is set to probe the UGX 7.77 billion loss incurred by Nile Hotel International Ltd (NHIL) to Uganda Revenue Authority (URA),...