The value of the merchandise amounts to US$60,000. In the Asian continent, they are used to make drugs and even contraceptives.
Specialized agents of the General Directorate of Customs who performed functions in the courier area of Ezeiza They were surprised to discover that two packets with destiny Hong Kong they did not wear the trivial content contained in your documents. Instead, they were carrying a substance whose price per gram may even exceed that of gold: bovine gallstones.
The sender of one of the postal items was a Argentine companybased on CABAwhich had documented 1 kg of abrasive stones worth $86. The other package had been sent by a private individual from Cordovawhich for its part, declared 1.5 kg “stones”valued at $50. Both were directed to the aforementioned Asian destination.
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In both cases, the procedure was given in a similar way: the respective packages were inspected Through the non-intrusive scanner methodwhich threw suspicious images. Later, the doubts of the inspectors were supported by the customs dogswhich pointed to those packages in a test.
Thus, the agents of the Customs proceeded to the opening of the postal items, confirming what they already suspected at that point: both contained bovine gallstones –1kg in the sent from CABA and 2kg in the sender of Cordova. It is worth mentioning, the estimated value of the merchandise amounts to u$s60 thousandfor which the documented price had been extremely undervaluedoffense typified in the article 954 of the Custom code.
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In addition, both shipments lacked the proper SENASA Export Sanitary Certificatea sine qua non condition for products of Animal origin dedicated to foreign trade. Within this framework, the inspectors of the Customs solved the seizure of merchandise. Those responsible for postal shipments could receive fines by inaccurate statements.
What are bovine gallstones?
Is about stones which can be found in the cows gallbladder. They are generated for reasons like a unbalanced diet, excess protein, little hydration or one advanced ageamong other causes related to the health of the animal.
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How are they obtained?
Opening the gallbladder to check for the presence or absence of stones is a routine action Among the procedures usually performed on the cattle -specifically, when you take them to the Fridge. The calculations must be taken when opening the animal at the time of delivery. sacrificeafter the removal of the viscera. The bile must be filtered so that later they can be traded.
The gallstones they have a considerable commercial value In many parts of the world – especially in the Asian continent. are used as raw material for the production of a wide range of drugs: for liver treatments, anti-inflammatory, fever-reducing, calming and even for the manufacture of contraceptives.
Source: Ambito
