The mission Stop illegal trade (Halcomi) arrest higher than at the Tchabal checkpoint, in the Vina department, Adamaoua region. Gabelous of this mission seized 3,144 weapons of war and automatic pistols, on the night of October 27 to 28, 2024. The information was published by Edwin Fongod NuvagaThe Director General of Customs, during the weekly service meeting last Monday. We learn from Customs communications that these weapons were hidden in a public transport bus that left Maroua for Yaoundé.
This is within the framework of the main missions assigned to this administration, whose main work framework is to monitor the gates of the country. In a context characterized by a security crisis in the Gulf of Guinea, and especially the two internal wars that the country is fighting against the Boko Haram sect and English separatists, there are more practices than he has ever been involved in the State’s sovereign security missions. And more and more contraband weapons and vehicles are being seized by Halcomi elements.
The meeting chaired by the High Customs Audit last Monday focused on the preparation of the November parliamentary session dedicated to the adoption of the State budget for the financial year 2025, as well as monitoring the evaluation of the proposals it was compiled and shows the monitoring of the elements of tax goods. In the circular from the President of the Republic explaining the guidelines for the next Finance Law, Paul Biya prepared in terms of customs policy, ” the fight against money laundering and organized crime, continuous strengthening of the partnership approach with all players in the logistics chain, as well as reducing costs and transit times for goods; continuous improvement of the management of practices, through the struggle against bad practices “. Edwin Fongod has made his colleagues more aware of the security aspect of his administration’s options.
