20 July 2015 – Massive busts of Viagra, Mandrax and Cocaine by SARS Customs
Pretoria, 20 July 2015 – In just under one week, SARS Customs has uncovered massive amounts of Viagra, Mandrax and Cocaine in four separate busts with an estimated total value of R48.8 million. Last night (19 July 2015), a member of the Lebombo detector dog unit discovered R3 million worth of Mandrax hidden in a truck […]
21 July 2015 – One million Income Tax returns have been submitted
Pretoria, 21 July 2015 — The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is pleased to confirm that by 13:00 yesterday (20 July 2015) it had passed the 1 million mark with respect to income tax returns submitted by taxpayers. This is encouraging and an important compliance measure for SARS as it indicates that 23.07% of taxpayers who […]
22 July 2015 – SARS Commissioner launches Customs cargo scanner at Cape Town Harbour
Pretoria, 22 July 2015 – As part of efforts by the South African Revenue Services (SARS) to combat illicit trade activities, a new high-technology cargo container scanner was officially launched at Cape Town Harbour today, by SARS Commissioner, Mr Tom Moyane. The scanner is the second of its kind to be acquired by SARS Customs in its […]
23 July 2015 SARS issues stern warning to merchants in the fast moving cash goods (FMG) industries
Pretoria, 23 July 2015 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has identified extensive non-compliance within the formal and informal cash merchants environment, which includes merchants in the FMCG wholesale and retail industry. Following various investigations SARS has identified 295 Cash and Carry entities that displayed the following non-compliant behaviour: Customs fraud, Tax evasion, Claiming of […]
27 July 2015 – SARS and SAPS confiscate over R2m worth of suspected stolen alcohol
Pretoria, 27 July 2015 – South African Revenue Service (SARS) officials and members of the SA Police Service (SAPS) discovered 14 000 boxes of illegal alcohol at a bottle store in Pretoria’s Marabastad area on Friday 24 July. Despite initial denials by the owner of the bottle store that any alcohol was stored in the backyard, […]
12 August 2015 – Drugs and counterfeit shoes discovered by Customs officials
Pretoria, 12 August 2015 – Ephedrine worth over R1 million was discovered hidden in lace embroidery at the OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) mail centre this week. On Tuesday, 11 August, SARS Customs officials conducted random inspections at the ORTIA mail centre, where a parcel, which arrived from India and destined for Johannesburg, was searched, containing […]
13 August 2015 – Drugs found in ironing boards at ORTIA mail centre
Pretoria, 13 August 2015 – Ephedrine worth over R2 million was discovered hidden in ironing boards at the OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) mail centre yesterday (12 August 2015). While conducting random inspections at the mail centre, a Customs officer spotted a parcel coming from India declared as ironing boards. Importation of ironing boards through the […]
19 August 2015 – R8m worth of crystal meth found in woman’s luggage
Pretoria, 18 August 2015 – Crystal meth (tik) worth over R8 million was discovered hidden in the lining of a passenger’s baggage at the OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) yesterday,18 August 2015. The female passenger, who had just disembarked from a flight from Dubai, was stopped and her bag was scanned. The Customs officer grew suspicious […]
24 August 2015 – 2 million income tax returns submitted
Pretoria, 24 August 2015 — The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is pleased to announce that it passed the 2 million mark of income tax returns by tax payers. This happened on Thursday, 20 August 2015 at 17:00. This indicates that 44.77% of taxpayers required to submit a tax return have already done so compared to […]
25 August 2015 – Millions of rands worth of drugs and counterfeit goods confiscated at OR Tambo Airport
Pretoria, 25 August 2015 – SARS Customs officers at OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) have made significant busts as part of intensive weekend and daily operations over the past few months, with the biggest bust thus far this week, being a baggage of 125.4 kg of Liquid Methamphetamine worth a street value of R37.6 million. The […]
