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Customs police destroy 12 million contraband cigarettes By the A.M. Costa Rica staff On Tuesday, the National Customs Service of the Ministry of Finance destroyed 12,170,000 million cigarettes of Elephant and Modern brands that entered the country as contraband and without the permits for consumption issued by the Ministry of Health. According to the customs report, "the destruction was carried out in a sanitary landfill located in the town of Paraíso in Cartago*, in the presence of customs officials." It is estimated that the commercial value of cigarettes could be more than $340,860. This action to destroy the cigarettes was issued by a judge, after their confiscation by the Fiscal Control police and the agents of the Customs Office of the Juan Santamaría airport. "The fight against smuggling and more when it threatens public health must be tireless," said Juan Carlos Gómez, general director of Customs. "Discarding these cigarettes is another achievement in the fight against tax evasion." On
May 14th, as A.M. Costa Rica reported, Police
confiscated more than 13,000 illegal personal care
products.
Deodorants of different brands, mouth rinses, colognes, pills, toothpaste, and sanitary napkins, among others, are part of the 13,835 products that were confiscated. According to the police report, this operation was on Route 32*, where, during a roadblock carried out by these police forces, a truck containing the merchandise was stopped. These products did not have the Ministry of Health stamp so they were considered illegal. "We will continue to reinforce the roadblocks and the operations to dismantle these contraband maneuvers," said Irving Malespín, director of the Fiscal Control Police. The merchandise was moved to a fiscal warehouse so that customs can proceed with the calculation of the taxes not paid and authorize their destruction. The driver of the truck was apparently hired to move the merchandise, so he was not arrested, however, agents of the Ministry of Finance will continue with the investigation to find the owners of the apparent illegal merchandise. Another recent seizure of allegedly illegal merchandise was on May 10. In that case, the authorities of the State Phytosanitary Service of the Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Fiscal Control Police, seized a total of 203 packages of goods of Chinese origin including rice, stems, leaves, nuts, and roots, which were detected in a preliminary inspection. The merchandise that was confiscated in china town in San José* was a total of two and a half tons and was in a warehouse that was owned by a company that in turn has supermarkets registered in its name. The authorities determined that the products entered the country without due phytosanitary controls and are considered illegal merchandise. "In addition, after reviewing the company, it was found that it was only registered to import rice and that the record was two years overdue," said Nelson Morera, head of Phytosanitary Control. The Fiscal Control Police have received complaints about this type of business. "These contraband products endanger the health of the citizens," said Malespín. ------------------------------ Have you heard about the seizure of contraband products in your community? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to: news@amcostarica.com |
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