M’banza Kongo – A sum of USD 13,200 were seized, this week, by the Customs Tax Police of the municipality of Nóqui, Zaire Province, for alleged exchange transgression.
According to the spokesperson for the Provincial Command of the National Police, Luís Bernardo, the amount was in the possession of an Angolan citizen, who was coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
In a statement to ANGOP, the source said that the citizen was committing the crime of fraud when transporting excess foreign currency to national territory.
He explained that this crime is punishable, under the terms of paragraph 1 of article 464, of the Penal Code, in conjunction with Notice nº 6/22, of March 3, from the National Bank of Angola (BNA).
He informed that the seized amounts will be deposited in the Single Treasury Account (CUT), domiciled at the Savings and Credit Bank (BPC), while the alleged offender is on trial.
This is the fourth seizure of valuables made by the Customs Tax Police, in the province of Zaire, this year, the last one took place on February 2nd, at the Luvo customs post, where 32.500.000Kz (USD 38.787) were confiscated, which were destined for the DRC.
Notice No. 06/2022, from the National Bank of Angola (BNA) determines a value not exceeding USD 10k is the amount that Angolan citizens or foreigners (exchange residents) must carry when leaving or entering the country without making declarations to the tax authorities or borders.
The measure aims to prevent and combat crimes such as money laundering and terrorist financing, with an impact on the transport of money in the form of cash or bearer payment methods between countries.
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