Port Sudan International Airport Customs foils an attempt to smuggle more than (22) kilograms of gold that was on its way out of the country
A major achievement was achieved by the customs forces through their seizure of more than (22) kilograms of gold that a passenger departing on an airline tried to smuggle out of the country. Mr. Major General Salah Ahmed Ibrahim, the Director General of the Customs Forces in charge, stopped this morning at Port Sudan International Airport to make the seizure. He was accompanied during the visit by Mr. Major General (Jurist) Abdul Rahman Badawi Obaid, Assistant Director General of Customs Operations, and Mr. Brigadier General (Jurist) Hisham Mohamed Al-Hassan, Director of the General Administration of Red Sea Customs, in the presence of Mr. Colonel Awad Kanna, Acting Director of Port Sudan International Airport Customs, and a number of officers at the airport. His Excellency praised the great achievement achieved by the forces, which indicates the vigilance and high sense of security enjoyed by the customs forces at all air ports and border crossings. He also called upon his sovereignty, during his meeting with the Director of Port Sudan International Airport, Mr. Othman Al-Awad, for more cooperation and tight coordination with all security agencies to secure the airport through Electronic monitoring via cameras and X-ray detectors. According to Customs Forces media follow-ups, the seizure is considered one of the largest seizures made at Port Sudan Airport. It was seized after one of the officers (Sinkat Shift) searched one of the bags, after it passed through the The authorities obtained all information related to him to complete legal procedures.
