Customs: Fake gov’t cheques, drugs imported through courier service
A vast amount of goods are now entering the BVI through local courier services and Her Majesty’s Customs recently found drugs and fraudulent government cheques inside one of those packages.
Speaking on ZBVI Radio recently, Deputy Commissioner of Customs Clinton Romney said there has been an increase in the importation of drugs through these courier services.
He, however, said criminals seem to have elevated the types of illicit items they import into the territory.
“The canine unit along with officers from Beef Island [recently] made a discovery of contraband — marijuana. But inside that particular box, there were other boxes and in one of those packages there were some cheques that we discovered to be fraudulent. Those cheques amounted to somewhere under $40,000,” Romney reported.
“So, one thing leads to the next. Yes, we would receive fraudulent invoices that persons would submit to make their declaration. But in this case, we actually saw fraudulent documents in terms of government cheques coming into the territory,” he stated.
Hard to get a conviction
Romney said illicit items are being imported through all the courier services that utilise local ports.
And while the Customs Department’s detection rate is up, Romney said they have a challenge determining the persons importing these contraband.
“Our ultimate goal is to get convictions. [But] for cargo that comes through a courier that it is consigned to ‘John Doe’, it is very difficult that we could prepare a case, send it to the DPP, and get a conviction,” he explained.
However, he said Her Majesty’s Customs has devised a solution which has already been brought to government officials. BVI News will share more information on this in a subsequent publication.
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Well somebody here must be involved. Addressed to somebody?
Hey! that’s my dad’s stuff!
LOL fake cheques you say??? And my partna up country still waiting on the Nigerians to send him his 230 Million dollars. Yuh dont wanna see him up and down western union every week sending money.
Well thats very strange uncle andy has said that there is no corruption here in this holy land and the canaries and choir boys are hollering its the racist white boys /uk and jaspert who is trying to tarnish the bvi holy name / then the player wanna be ( his excellency csc ) calling for independence from these racist pigs and the racism that exists here against our own caribbean brothers and sisters being swept unfer the rug
So what happens, the cheques are made out to a fake name and the person has a fake ID so they can cash it at the bank?
Well shiver me timbers and me jack.
uhmm duh track the recipient and who nab them
It’s strange
The have to blame someone or something
All of a sudden it’s fake
Everybody know it’s the bigger boss in these illegal business
You seem to have some information. Why not turn this over the Commission of Inquiry and help save our country from this corruption? Remember we are a part of the problem if we see or know something but dont say anything.
Because of LAX of controls within the Government processes?
SLOWLY ITS BEGINING TO UNFOLD OF THE LEVEL OF CORRUPTION THAT EXISTS IN THE HOLY LAND AND THE PEOPLE IN STRATEGICALLY KEY POSITIONS WITHING GOVERNMENT AND OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT THATS INVOLVED IN THE TRANSITION OF THE WHITE LADY FLOWING THROUGH OUR ONCE PEACEFUL LAND / WHAT IS DONE IN DARKNESS WILL COM TO LIGHT
How are they getting the goods out of courier with those names? Shouldn’t an ID be presented for collection? And how they know John Doe package would get through the courier?
Wow. These people aren’t easy. They think of everything,except how to save their souls.
Just running down money by any means necessary. SMH
Somebody got the plug in the courier duh! I would think it’s a girl because seems when they have issues stuff don’t get thru. Check the workers lifestyle and company. Common sense.
This is a smart move deputy. Is there a criminal investigation in progress?,anyone arrested, did you identify the mastermind behind the job as yet? Talktola!
So the teller who claimed he was given a fraudulent cheque may be innocent…..Sue.
I heard there was a kid in the US sending the packages
No way
My blow up doll is,fake news