Specifically, when passing the parcels through the scanner, the inspectors of the Customs warned that the 13 packages in question – for which a total value of around $550– They threw images that were not compatible with what was indicated in the documentation presented. Thus, the destinations changed to the Mandatory Red Selectivity Channel and it was opened for an exhaustive verification.
The inspection, then, found that the interior of the furniture was full of cigarette cartons of a recognized brand, of different flavors. It should be noted, the Custom code indicates that, when it comes to tobacco or derived products, the figure of smuggling applies if the value of the merchandise exceeds $160,000. The destinations in question exceeded that figure by far. So, the Customs seized all the merchandise and notified the Justice. Those who are eventually found responsible for the entrustment before the law could have to face a fine of up to $40,176,000.
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Australia, risky destination
An intelligence job General Directorate of Customs identified that certain merchandise appreciates considerably upon entering Australia. It is that, while a bundle of 20 cigarettes It costs around $540 in the Argentina (a little less than US$3, at official value), in the oceanic country they are sold at $28.59 -almost 10 times more. Thus, it is believed that the value of cigarettes on the black market would be approximately $15with which smuggling from our country would yield margins of close to 500%.
Something similar happens with the cocaine: while in our country A kilogram trades at around u$s2 thousandits value amounts to u$s 270 thousand when entering the Australian market -135 times more.
Source: Ambito
