ZRA intercepts 119,500 litres of ethanol declared as paraffin
THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has intercepted three super-link trucks at Kafue checkpoint carrying ethanol that had been declared as paraffin at Chirundu One Stop Border Post. According to ZRA, the consignment contained 478 drums of ethanol, each holding 250 litres, totalling 119,500 litres, which could have resulted in a loss of K5.8 million in revenue had the discrepancy gone undetected. In a statement, Tuesday, ZRA Corporate Communications Manager Oliver Nzala said officers from ZRA’s Mobile Enforcement Unit questioned the description of the cargo when the trucks arrived at the Kafue checkpoint. Nzala explained that.......
