A secretary of a powerful minister plays havoc at customs

A secretary of a powerful minister plays havoc at customs

It has been reported by the authorities of the Sri Lanka customs that a secretary of a powerful minister had barged into the premises and had demanded that a container lined on for inspection in the high duty and attentive channel be lined for the green channel where low duty and less attentive

for clearance.

The custom officers had confessed that this secretary orders for a day about 25 such containers are made to be checked via the green channel.

All these containers should really would have been channeled along the red channel as that they were subjected to high duty containing attentive goods.

This secretary had added to the higher authorities of the Sri Lanka customs that these importers are businessmen who had helped this government to come to power and hence it is the duty of her ministry to lend a helping hand to them.

When these containers are sent via the green channel very little inspections are carried out and hence the tax component made becomes only minimum was revealed by the high officers in the customs.

It is also reported that the containers with good imported are sent in green channel for reputed companies where they have a clear record for 08-10 years in importing goods with fewer taxes and the related goods imported are classified as less attentive.

In the context of the above a huge amount of money is deprived to the government.

In addition it is also reported that the father of the secretary lady is also importing high tax and  attentive goods and he too is benefited through her infringement.