The National Customs Service seized two trucks who intended to leave the country with undeclared goods at the Colchane border complex, between the Republic of Chile and the Plurinational State of Bolivia. One of the vehicles was carrying clothes and sneakers, while the other contained fabrics. The drivers in both cases They carried declarations of departure from the free zone.
The first case involved the driver of a truck with Chilean license plate, which presented an International Cargo Manifest indicating that it was transporting 689 packages of spare parts and pieces for automobiles weighing 25.500 kilos. However, the physical inspection confirmed that it was actually transporting 153 packages of new women's clothing of different types and models, as well as 500 packages with used sneakers.
The clothing has a customs value of USD 95.301, while the evasion was set at $21.918.917. The sneakers were valued at USD 38.778 and the evasion at $10.091.929.
Later, the driver of a truck with Bolivian license plate He intended to leave the country with a Declaration of Exit from a Free Trade Zone and a manifest indicating that he was transporting 750 rolls with 20.570 meters of fabric, but the inspection found a total of 17.370 meters of excess fabric, that is, 46% extra with a weight of 8.320 kilos. The excess and undeclared material was valued at USD 9.152 dollars and its evasion at $2.202.235.
El Regional Director of the Iquique Customs, Cristian Molina Silva, explained that the crime of smuggling committed by anyone who attempts to introduce or extract goods from national territory without presenting them to Customs in the manner established by law.
“Traditionally, smuggling is understood as the irregular or hidden entry of goods. But, since 2014, our legislation also considers extraction, in accordance with the collaborative work we carry out with other customs offices around the world,” said the head of Iquique Customs.
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