The merchandise is valued at $4,950,000 for violation of the Baggage Regime and the fine would amount to $14,850,000.
Specialized agents of the General Directorate of Customs they performed routine checks in it International Border Crossing between Gualeguaychú and Fray Bentos, Uruguaywhen a truck with a license plate from the neighboring country showed up at a checkpoint.
In response to the usual questions from customs personnel, the Uruguayan citizen hastily assured that I had nothing to declare. However, his attitude aroused the suspicions of the police agents. Customswho decided to inspect the vehicle.
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When the driver noticed that the guards of the Customs They were going to inspect the car, his nervousness increased. Precisely, the first thing the agents did was remove the canvas from the bed of the truck, where they discovered a abundance of undeclared alcoholic beverages.
They then checked the interior of the vehicle, where they found even more bottles in the back seats. In total, at the end of the capacity, there were 347 bottles of fernet and whiskey.
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The Customs It has been thwarting several attempts to smuggle alcohol by citizens of the neighboring country. In recent weeks, customs agents stopped three other cars with Uruguayan license plates that had 264 bottles of whiskey, 240 of fernet, 168 of beer and even 2,532 body deodorants.
The quantity and variety of the products allows us to presume that they were being exported for commercial purposesfor which the maneuvers constituted a violation of the Baggage Regime. In this framework, the agents of the Customs They proceeded to prepare due minutes in the terms of the articles 489 and 490 of the Customs Code.
Likewise, they resolved the seizure of merchandisevalued at $4,950,000. As established by the article 979 of the Custom codea fine of up to $14,850,000.
Source: Ambito
