general directorate of customs condemned in court The importation of alleged technical materials into a special area of Tierra del Fuego that were actually simple empty boxes or “junk technology” With which it aimed to register a fraudulent purchase for US$1.5 million.
If with liquidation the difference between the official dollar and the cash dollar is considered, Allowing the importing company to transfer USD 1.5 million would imply illegal profits of $300 millionReported to Customs through a statement this afternoon.
goods made in chinaBut the invoice was made by a foreign company based in the state of Delaware, United States, which was incorporated on May 15, 2020.
What was striking to Customs was that the invoices covering the shipment were issued in March 2020, two years before the “alleged import” and two months before the creation of the foreign merchant company.
Given this abnormality, Operation “Red channel and passed for thorough verification”statement specified.
Imported technical waste was declared to amount to US$1.5 million, when in fact the value of the goods did not exceed US$30,000 due to the residual value of plastic and aluminum of counterfeit equipment.
Guillermo Michel, head of the Directorate General of Customs, said, “We must take care of reserves for production and job creation and prevent them from being used for irregular maneuvers with the simple aim of withdrawing dollars at official prices from the state.” ,
The criminal case was filed in the Federal Court of Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands, and raids and judicial measures have already been ordered., (With information from Telam).
