Relevant elements for the investigation were seized, such as accounting books, deeds, documentation related to the reported criminal hypothesis and computer media.
Following an investigation carried out by the Federal Public Revenue Administration (AFIP) for alleged tax evasion that could exceed $900 million, The Federal Criminal and Correctional Court No. 3 of Morón, headed by Dr. Néstor Barral, ordered 14 raids on administrative addresses and the commercial plant of the well-known soft drink marketer Manaos, as well as the addresses related to people linked to the firm.
The facts that led to the judicial intervention resulted from the verification of significant financial deviations and tax inconsistencies that suggest the commission of the crime of evasion by the reference company, which would also be perfected with the use of a parallel company, without structure and economic and financial capacity, through which it would channel marginal sales.
The operations ended after 22 pm on Wednesday (7-2-2018) and were carried out in the City of Buenos Aires and the western and northern areas of Greater Buenos Aires, with the participation of approximately 110 agents from the Northern Regional Directorate and the Western Regional Directorate of the AFIP, and National Gendarmerie.
Relevant elements for the investigation were seized, such as accounting books, deeds, documentation related to the reported criminal hypothesis and computer media.
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