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LOCAL Saturday 4 February 2023

Aruba Customs intercept two illegal shipments

ORANJESTAD- During two diclofenac, antibiotics, do-
recently held inspections, locom, sildenafil, ampicil-
customs agents detected lin, fricilicont, diclofec forte,
illegal shipments. The first amoxicillin, gripe fin, mam-
interception was on Janu- bo, and many more. This
ary 18, 2023, when they shipment was not declared
intercepted hidden unde- and had no import permit
clared eggs in apple box- from the Inspectorate of
es. To import white eggs, Health Aruba (IVA).
merchants require a spe-
cial import permit from the In both cases, they con-
Department of Economic fiscated the merchandise
Affairs, Commerce, and In- and transferred them to
dustry (DEACI). the detectives (DRI) for in-
vestigation. Customs Aruba
The second interception has to enforce both fiscal
took place on February and non-fiscal duties. In
1, 2023. Here the customs these cases, they stopped
agents intercepted a seiz- illegal substances from en-
able number of medi- tering the free market and
cations hidden in a fruit protected the community's
container. They include health.q

Representatives of 9 United Nations Agencies visited Aruba

they are already assisting
over 50 islands worldwide. She thanked them for their
The Government of Aruba work in benefit of Aruba. “In
is excited about the visit of a year of union and positiv-
the experts of the principal ism for a stronger and more
agencies for Sustainable resilient Aruba, all expert
Development in Aruba. support for the sustainable
development of Aruba is
On February 2, 2023, the essential", the Prime Minis-
delegation met with the ter stated.q
ministers, department
heads, and government
policymakers. They also
met with civil society and
also had separate pro-
ORANJESTAD – On February advised on how Aruba grams.
2, 2023, a delegation of the can benefit from their in- The Prime Minister, on be-
United Nations arrived in put, but also probed how half of the Government of
Aruba for a working visit. to complement other ex- Aruba, welcomes Mr. Denis
isting programs ongoing in Zulu, Resident Coordina-
It is the first time that such Aruba, among others, the tor of the United Nations
a large delegation, con- Landspakket. for Aruba, Curacao, St.
sisting of various organiza- Maarten, Trinidad, Surina-
tions of the United Nations, The United Nations has am- me, and all the representa-
visited Aruba. They were ple experience concerning tives of the different United
introduced to Aruba and policies in small islands as Nations Organizations.