In an operation in the cities of Bernardo de Irigoyen and Puerto Iguazuin Misiones, the AFIP seized alcoholic beverages with a value exceeding 40 million pesos for not having documentation supporting the goods imported from abroad.
The General Directorate of Customs of AFIP carried out simultaneous control procedures and seized more than 1,579 bottles in retail stores.
In a statement of this entity, they reported that alcoholic beverages “of considerable value” They were kidnapped for “irregularities related to their entry into the country”. They are alleged to have been smuggled from several borders.
“Therefore, the operation focused on activities focused on the sale of alcoholic beverages. At Bernardo de Irigoyen, the easternmost border point of our country, there are one place of this type for every 400 inhabitants”, they detailed.
Customs inspectors went to the shops to request documentation that validated the legitimate entry of their goods into the country. “In many cases, they even ended up with Paraguay import labels and holders without customs guarantees for their products”, reads the official report.
In Puerto Iguazú the operation led to the seizure of 1,082 bottles of Monte Folly branded wineof Chilean origin” the above label ultra-premium has prices that exceed $40 thousand per unit“, reported the AFIP.
Customs confiscated 497 bottles of various alcoholic beverages from Bernardo de Irigoyen: Jack Daniels and Johnnie Walker whiskies, sparkling wines, liqueurs and vodka.
Anti-drug operation in Misiones
Members of the “Jardín América” road group, dependent on the 11 “San Ignacio” squadron, were carrying out a road prevention operation at kilometer 1.375 of the national road n. 12, at the “Santa Ana” tollbooth, when they interrupted the march of a truck brand Mercedes Benz with two occupants, transport sticks of eucalyptus.
With the help of a forced dog, they made an inspection tour of the caravan and the dog reacted as it usually does when in the presence of drugs.
After a careful search, they found 155 rectangular packsres (similar to those used in the transport of marijuana) with 4,750 packages, conditioned at the base of the semi-trailer.
Criminalistics and Forensic Studies staff conducted the field trials drug test on the substance found, which gave results positive for cannabis sativa with a total weight of 3,834 kilos with 54 grams.
The Tribunal and the Federal Prosecutor’s Office of the Municipality of Posadas intervened, ordering the arrest of the citizens, the seizure of the drugs and the vehicle, in violation of Law 23.737 on “Narcotics”.
Source: Clarin
