In pursuit of the national efforts made to counter attempts to undermine state resources and harm the national economy, and to combat customs evasion offenses, investigations by the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) revealed that officials of 13 food import and trade companies fabricated and used forged documents to obtain customs exemptions. They further used these documents to release 122 customs shipments in violation of the law and without collection of the due customs duties.

Legal procedures were initiated, and the case was referred to the Economic Affairs and Anti-Money Laundering Prosecution, whose investigations confirmed the validity of the charges against them. The case was then referred to the competent court, which issued deterrent rulings against 19 defendants, sentencing them to imprisonment with hard labor and obligating them to pay the outstanding duties and fines, amounting to approximately 900 million Egyptian Pounds.

ACA, hereby, emphasizes the importance of compliance with the legal regulations governing imports as well as the active participation in supporting the national economy to fuel national development.

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