Smuggling in El Cerro: police seize goods worth $2.8 million in Montevideo
Organised Crime and Interpol personnel seized cigarettes, whisky and beer in an operation in the Cerro neighbourhood. The total value of the seized goods amounts to $2,800,000.
Anti-smuggling operation in El Cerro yields over 463,000 cigarettes and 486 bottles seized
Organised Crime and Interpol personnel conducted an operation in the Cerro neighbourhood of Montevideo in which they seized goods allegedly brought in through customs violations with a total value of $2,800,000, according to telenoche.com.uy.
The investigation was based on suspicion that there were transfers and transhipments of vehicles transporting products in breach of current customs regulations.
During the operation, agents detected a man boarding a red van and loading several parcels wrapped in black bags into it. The authorities intercepted the vehicle, identified the driver and conducted an inspection, in which they found boxes of cigarettes allegedly obtained irregularly.
Subsequently, a search was executed at the address from which the goods had been removed. The following items were seized at that location:
- 463,000 cigarettes of various brands
- 256 bottles of whisky of different brands
- 230 bottles of alcoholic beverages of different brands
- 144 cans of beer of different brands
Source: Google News UY — Montevideo