{"id":16362,"date":"2015-02-04T17:21:05","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T17:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/?p=16362"},"modified":"2015-02-05T16:19:00","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T16:19:00","slug":"ura-impounds-47-stolen-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/ura-impounds-47-stolen-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"URA impounds 47 stolen cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10892\" style=\"width: 2034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Car-bond.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10892\" src=\"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Car-bond.jpg\" alt=\"Stolen cars\" width=\"2034\" height=\"1254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Car-bond.jpg 2034w, https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Car-bond-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Car-bond-1024x631.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2034px) 100vw, 2034px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stolen cars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Uganda Revenue Authority working with the police has impounded 47 high performance vehicles for illegally bearing registration number plates from DR.Congo.<br \/>\nThese were impounded in a week-long operation that was carried out between 16th-22nd December last year.<br \/>\nThe Assistant Commissioner Customs James Kisaale says the move followed increased entry of stolen luxury vehicles into Uganda. Two of these were stolen from United Kingdom<br \/>\nHe adds that in total the vehicles have attracted upto Sh1.7 billion in taxes.<br \/>\nAccording to temporary importation regulations, vehicles which are from countries outside east Africa are allowed to stay in Uganda for only 90 days<\/p>\n<p>Relatedly, the authority has warned Ugandan citizen against buying high performance vehicles with foreign registration number.<br \/>\nIn December last year, a joint operation by URA and Interpol led to the impounding of 47 luxury vehicles with foreign number plates some of which were stolen from neighboring countries.<br \/>\nAccording to the Assistant Commissioner Customs James Kisaale, many Ugandans have been hoodwinked into buying such luxuries vehicles at low cost yet most of them are being trucked by Interpol.<br \/>\nHe explained under the new operation, no foreign vehicle will be allowed to ply streets of Uganda without proper documentation.<\/p>\n<p>Story by Samuel Ssebuliba<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Uganda Revenue Authority working with the police has impounded 47 high performance vehicles for illegally bearing registration number plates from DR.Congo. These were impounded in a week-long operation that was carried out between 16th-22nd December last year. The Assistant Commissioner Customs James Kisaale says the move followed increased entry of stolen luxury vehicles into Uganda. Two of these were stolen from United Kingdom He adds that in total the vehicles have attracted upto Sh1.7 billion in taxes. According to temporary importation regulations, vehicles which are from countries outside east Africa are allowed to stay in Uganda for only 90 days Relatedly, the authority has warned Ugandan citizen against buying high performance vehicles with foreign registration number. 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