In total, the infringing merchandise has a value of $4,666. It is presumed that it was entered for commercial purposes.
Specialized agents of the Customs who performed functions in the section International Arrivals of the Jorge Newbery Airport discovered that one Chilean citizen tried to enter the Argentina with 66 dresses in their suitcases, in infringement to the baggage allowance in terms of article 489 of the Custom code.
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Although the woman had initially said bring nothing to declarethe out of order maneuver was warnedFirst, through the non-intrusive scanner controlwhich distinguishes the types of materials contained in the bags.
Indeed, when analyzing the images, the customs agents were struck by the fact that in the luggage of the woman, who was traveling without companionsthere would only be fabric -no shoes, no papers, no toiletries: two suitcases full of cloth. For that reason, they decided to proceed to the physical examination of the luggage and that’s how they discovered nothing less than 66 party dresses and 19 additional clothing items -overalls, skirts, blouses and pants-, all merchandise of foreign origin.
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Given the quantity and variety of the merchandise found, it is presumed that it was entered with commercial purposesconstituting an offense provided for in the article 977 of the Custom code. In any case, it should be noted that the value of the merchandise amounts to $4,666a figure that far exceeds the franchise for income to the Argentina by air, from $500.
Within this framework, the agents of the General Directorate of Customs they carved a minutes to the passenger and kidnapped the infringing merchandise, which remained safepending the decision of the Administrative Court. The passenger could fit one penalty fee from 1 to 3 times the value of the merchandise.
Source: Ambito
