صحافة بلادي صحيفة إلكترونية مغاربية متجددة على مدار الساعة تعنى بشؤون المغرب الجزائر ليبيا موريتانيا تونس
Nouakchott –The Mauritanian authorities have begun to tighten control measures on shipments of vegetables and fruits coming from Morocco, with the aim of limiting their illegal re-export to Algerian markets and some areas near the Tindouf camps, according to what Mauritanian media reported.
According to available data, Mauritanian customs services intensified inspections on trucks heading towards the northeastern border, with monitoring focusing in particular on tomato, onion, and potato products, which are in high demand in the region.
Customs officials confirmed that these operations resulted in the seizure of a number of trucks and vehicles that were transporting significant quantities of vegetables of Moroccan origin, after it became clear that these shipments did not have the documents proving that they were directed to the Mauritanian market, while they were on their way to the city of Tindouf and areas in southwestern Algeria.
In the same context, the Mauritanian authorities decided to prevent shipments trying to reach the northeastern border with the aim of re-exporting them, while diverting them towards internal markets, after monitoring informal networks suspected of being involved in smuggling these products through Mauritanian territory.
Surveillance has also been strengthened at the checkpoint known as “Kilometer 55”, close to the Mauritanian-Algerian border, where the authorities suspect the activity of commercial networks exploiting the Mauritanian market as a transit point to transport Moroccan goods to Algeria indirectly.
Mauritanian media reported from a number of merchants that some shipments coming from Morocco were being unloaded inside Mauritania before being reloaded and directed towards the Algerian border, especially towards Tindouf, which contributed to reducing the quantities available in the local markets during the past days.
The Mauritanian government justified these measures by the need to maintain national food security, noting that there was a shortage of some basic materials such as potatoes, onions and tomatoes, in conjunction with an increase in prices by more than 30 percent as a result of the re-export of these products through informal means.
On the other hand, professional sources indicate that Moroccan fruit and vegetable exports to Mauritania still pass normally through the Guerguerat border crossing, considering that the new measures mainly aim to regulate trade channels and reduce illegal practices.
Source:“My press”
