The Namibia Revenue Agency joined the global customs community in commemorating International Customs Day at Oshikango border post in Ohangwena region. 

NamRA's Commissioner Sam Shivute says NAMRA chose to make the day at Oshikango, because it's a major hive of business activity.

The day is celebrated to acknowledge the crucial duties that customs officials perform daily.

Shivute says NamRA will continue to build on the legacy set by the government through the Finance Ministry and in line with the protocol of the World  Customs Organization.

NamRA , emphasized Shivute,  will also intensify inspection control and smuggling suppression, elevate appropriate methods and tactics as well as improve working effectiveness.

Ohangwena Governor Walde  Ndevashiya at the event called on the government to ensure that the institution is adequately funded to carry out its work efficiently.

The Regional Governor said the smuggling of prohibited items including fuel from neighboring Angola has been at the center of NamRA's work of NamRA and has also made unprecedented seizures of different types of drugs and other substances worth millions of dollars, thanks to their cooperation with the Namibian Police and the community. 

On the occasion, the new NamRA customs and exercise uniform was unveiled and the best-performing officials received certificates of merit from the World Customs Organization.