A border control of the Argentine Customs in Paso de los Libres, Corrientes (northeast), stopped a musical instrument smuggling operation in a truck declared as export ballast - that is, it claimed to be "empty or unloaded"".
It belonged to a logistics and transport company based in Foz de Iguazú and was trying to cross into Brazil when it was subjected to controls that detected that it was carrying, In the semi-trailer, six piano benches and eight Yamaha Electone organs of different models.
All merchandise, used, was in an excellent state of preservation, which is why it is estimated that its Market value amounts to $870.000.
The driver, of Brazilian nationality, revealed that he was bringing The instruments were from the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and were on their way to a church in Brazil., which is why the maneuver was legally classified as an infringement of the Customs Code (Law 22.415).
Consequently, specialized agents of the General Directorate of Customs-AFIP proceeded to seize the merchandise and, in addition, retained the means of transport, which remains under safekeeping in the Cargo Terminal complex (COTECAR) of the Argentine Customs.
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