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Legal Reasons for a Customs Prosecution

Strict Liability

• Generally, the majority of Customs offences require no mens rea,

see:

R v. George Barbar (1973) 21 W.I.R 343;

Simmonds v. R [1997] 3 L.R.C 501;

Darren Bhola (C&EO II) v. Canserve Caribbean Limited

and Ors [Mag. App. No. P068 of 2015]) (decision before

the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council pending)