200 tons of adulterated tea seized by Iraqi customs

[k98nights]

200 tons of adulterated tea seized by Iraqi customs

Wednesday, April 13th 2011 2:18 PM

Baghdad, April 13 (AKnews) - The Customs Directorate of the Iraqi Finance Ministry revealed on Wednesday that 11 vehicles were seized carrying 200 tons of tea mixed with wood shavings and sticks imported by an Iraqi trader through the Traibil border port.

The Director-General of the Customs Directorate Nawfal Khalil told AKnews that the Directorate has opened an investigation into the shipment.

"The Customs Directorate is performing its duties according to the law and following up all materials entering the country that do not fit with the general specifications that qualify them for consumption," he said.

The Iraqi government called in June for direct supervision of the country’s land, air and sea border ports, stressing on the importance of their centralized administration managed exclusively by the Finance Ministry.

The Iraqi government announced on November 4 last year a plan to consolidate the management of border crossings and oversee their work through the formation of a central committee.

Reported by Jaafar al-Wannan

Rn/Ka/AKnews

http://www.aknews.co...knews/2/231756/

[HYDRANT]

GREAT TO SEE THEM CRACKING DOWN ON THE IMPORTS AND CHECKING THEM OUT---SOMEBODY GOING TO BE MAD THEY NEVER GOT THEIR SHIPMENT---BUT THEN AGAIN THEY WHERE GETTING SCREWED WITH THE WOOD SHAVINGS AND STICKS INSIDE BEING USED AS A FILLER TO GET THE WEIGHT UP

[Yabadabado]

Bummer our spot of tea is tainted... more weight less filling... More tariff's means more Iraqi Money...

[GT ACE]

A great way to get your morning wood!

[smee2]

Here in Canada I have sampled some pretty terrible tea ... well in days gone by at least. And we would never use wood shavings to beef up the weight of the tea because wood shavings have a better, and more profitable use in making things like fibre board and wood stove pellets. We beef up the bulk and weight of our tea with floor sweepings.

Well that is how some of them taste!

smee2

[kevnutz]

200 tons of adulterated tea seized by Iraqi customs

Nice catch Iraqi customs! If they keep this up there's no telling what evil plots they will foil.

[hoosier1470]

I had some tea like that last week...bet it came from the same guy!! Glad someone finally caught up with him!!

[Frozenflyhack]

T.WOOD. Couldnt top the Aussies at the masters!!

[lambert]

Thank God it wasn't TEENAGED tea! >>>>Whew!

[Mongo]

I guess the tea said" what a WOODY"

[vern]

The shippers BARKED up the wrong tree- Customs got to the ROOT of it all- i know i couldnt help it---I wonder what we would say if we drank it- whew-- Vern

[TFK]

Here in Canada I have sampled some pretty terrible tea ... well in days gone by at least. And we would never use wood shavings to beef up the weight of the tea because wood shavings have a better, and more profitable use in making things like fibre board and wood stove pellets. We beef up the bulk and weight of our tea with floor sweepings.

Well that is how some of them taste!

smee2

If you don't like Canada, why not move to Iraq. It's nice and warm this time of year!