UN armored "tied" in Maputo

The Tax Authority of Mozambique ( ATM ) seized 16 tanks of the United Nations ( UN) imported from South Africa and circulating in Maputo and Matola , with the destination, Mali , within the peacekeeping mission . According to a document from the ATM , the company is ahead of the importing and shipping of vehicles , called OTT TECHNOLOGIE Mozambique , disregarded the customs procedures under the current legislation . " Do not be presented in the customs office for the actual customs clearance of goods " reads the ATM document that states that the license only if the company says that the company makes vehicle assembly and does not mention that these are military vehicles . The company underwent Frontier Ressano Garcia Manifesto load and had its tab, then not only presented to customs , having made direct discharge in a plant in Matola . This procedure , according to the Tax Authority , violates the customs clearance of goods regulation . The Tax Authority says in the document that we have been quoting that are ongoing representations to institutions such as the Attorney General's Office , the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Interior and the United Nations itself for clarification. In a statement issued on Monday , the OTT TECHNOLOGIE Mozambique recognizes that did not show the goods ( shielded ) for clearance and inspection . In a statement that is signed by its General Director , Clive Lewis the company apologizes to the Mozambican state and says that everything was due to a " confusion " of the company's responsibility .