BY NT CORRESPONDENT.
Two traders have been changed before a Nairobi Court with conspiracy to fraudulently facilitate the evasion Sh 6.7 tax Milion.
Patel Devan Harshad a United State of America national and Mark Mwangi a Kenya appeared before Milimani senior principal magistrate Hellen onkwani and denied the fraud charges.
However the magistrate issued warrant of arrests against their co-accused person Joseph Mwendia who was not present in court to plead to the charge’s.
The court heard on or about June 24,2019 in Nairobi county, the accused persons jointly with others not before court knowingly and fraudulently conspired to facilitate the evasion of duty amounting to Sh 6.744,191 payable to commissioner of Customs and border control in contravention of the provision of the said Act.
They are also accused that on the same date and place jointly with others not before court knowingly concerned themselves with fraudulent evasion of payment of custom duty by facilitating release of 25 cartons of Tobacco thereby occasioning loss of duty of Sh 6.744,191 payable to the commissioner of custom and border control in contravention of the provision of the said Act.
Patel is alone facing charge of making false declaration.
He is accused on or about June this year in Nairobi jointly with others not before court court made a false declaration to wit customs manifest via the airway bill without payment of duty amounting to more Sh6 million contrary to the provision of the said act.
Patel, Mwangi and Mwendia are also accused jointly with others not before court were found smuggling 25 of cartoons of Tobacco at Sign on shades located at Jomo Kenyatta InternTional Airport (JKIA) valued Sh 6.744,191 contrary to provision of the said Act.
However the court detained Patel and Mwangi in police custody until tomorrow to enable them deposits their passport in court before being released on bail.
