The Agricultural and Livestock Service has intercepted more than 77 tons of potatoes that entered Chile illegally

The products come from Peru and Bolivia, countries with which Chile does not have health agreements for the entry of potatoes for human consumption, putting the health of agriculture and eventually people at serious risk. The Post Border Surveillance teams of the Agricultural and Livestock Service, SAG, have redoubled their work after the increase in the illegal entry of forestry and agricultural products on the eve of National Holidays, detecting a considerable increase mainly in potatoes with more than 77 tons seized to date. The products enter our country illegally through unauthorized passages from Peru and Bolivia, countries with which Chile does not have phytosanitary agreements for the import of potatoes for consumption. The National Director of the SAG, José Guajardo Reyes, pointed out that “this type of clandestine entry puts the health of our agriculture at serious risk, since these interceptions could carry pests not present in the national territory, affecting ...