Govt averts Sh400m loss after impounding contraband cooking oil

Tanzania Revenue Authority Commissioner General Yusuph Mwenda inspects cooking oil that was impounded after it was smuggled through Kunduchi Port in Dar es Salaam. PHOTO | COURTESY

Dar es Salaam. The government has seized cooking oil packed in 23,755 20-litre containers that were allegedly smuggled into Tanzania mainland.

The government would have lost over Sh400 million in tax revenue had the oil been distributed in the market.