In the early morning of yesterday, members of the “Lapachito” Road Safety Section, of Squadron 14 “Las Palmas”they stopped a ctruck with Paraguayan flag semi-trailer in the National Route No. 11. The vehicle, which was heading towards the province of Buenos Aires, was stopped for a routine check.
During the inspection, agents detected irregularities in the documentation. The QR code on the International Cargo Manifest/Customs Transit Declaration showed blurred seals not authorized by the National Transportation Directorate.
In coordination with personnel from the AFIP-DGA, It was confirmed that the truck had not registered movement when passing through the Integrated Control Area of the “San Ignacio de Loyola” International Bridge and that he entered through the Pass “Puerto Pilcomayo” without charge. This led to a more detailed inspection of the vehicle.
The agents found 571,000 packs of foreign cigarettesdistributed in 1,142 boxes, without the corresponding documentation.
The Federal Court No. 1 of Resistance ordered the confiscation of the merchandise, valued at 156,225,600 pesos, as well as the vehicle and other related elements. He driver was arrested for violation of Law 22,415, “Customs Code”.
Hours ago, in the province of Missionsagents of the “Comandante Andresito” Section of Squadron 13 “Iguazú” of the National Gendarmerie they found a unoccupied vehicleor with the doors open in the kilometer 59 of National Route 9. After an inspection in the presence of witnesses, the gendarmes discovered a large number of cigarette packets, some scattered nearby and on the shoulder.
The authorities counted 18,870 packs of cigarettes. Besides, Criminalistics and Forensic Studies staff determined that the vehicle numbering was adulterated.
He Federal Court and the Federal Prosecutor’s Office of Eldorado They ordered the seizure of the vehicle and the merchandise, by virtue of the violation of Law 22,415 of the Customs Code.
In another previous operation, agents of the S“Lapachito” Road Safety section of Squadron 14 “Las Palmas” They intercepted a goods transport vehicle at the intersection of the RNational Route 11 and Provincial Route 56in transit from Formosa to Corrientes.
During the inspection, officers discovered 1,000 packs of cigarettes of foreign origin hidden in the toolbox, with an estimated value of 1,178,478 Argentine pesos.
The merchandise, which lacked the corresponding customs documentation, was seized for violating Law 22,415 of the Customs Code. One individual was placed under investigation in accordance with the guidelines of the Federal Resistance Court No. 2 and the National Customs Administration.
And in the province of Missionsthe National Gendarmerie carried out two operations that resulted in the confiscation of 22,480 packs of contraband cigarettes. In the first incident, during a routine road check, authorities observed a vehicle avoiding the checkpoint and fleeing. The car was later found abandoned, with 14,980 packages of illegal cigarettes inside.
In the second operation, the agents detected a utility vehicle that evaded a checkpoint at the access to Eldorado. After a search, the vehicle was found on the side of the road, loaded with 7,500 packs of cigarettes of foreign origin.
These interventions were possible thanks to information from the “Eldorado” Complex Crimes and Judicial Procedures Unitand were carried out strategically in the National Route Nº12 and Provincial Route Nº17, under the coordination of Squadron 10 “Eldorado”.
In the first event, members of the “Nucleus” Section, located at kilometer 13 of Provincial Route Nº17, They detected a car trying to evade control with a “U” turn maneuver. After effective monitoring and blocking, the vehicle was found with a significant load of foreign cigarettes, without the corresponding customs documentation.
In the second incident, a utility vehicle that violated traffic and safety regulations was located abandoned near the Ziegler Laketransporting a considerable quantity of contraband cigarettes.
The judicial and fiscal authorities of Eldorado They ordered the seizure of the vehicles and the seized merchandise, in compliance with Law 22,415 of the Customs Code. According to the capacity provided by AFIP-DGA Puerto Iguazú delegation, the total value of the merchandise amounts to 13,171,760 pesos.
