Argentina detained 28 tons of onion that had Brazil as their final destination

Before the presentation of "invoices of dubious origin", at the border crossing of Santa Tomé and Sao Borja, one of the many connection points between Argentina and Brazil, a shipment of onions was detained and Customs is investigating its origin. “Specialized agents discovered serious irregularities in an exporter who had submitted invoices of dubious origin to try to sell 28,000 kilos of onions to Brazil. The operator submitted the corresponding documentation and, after cross-checking the data, Customs verified a lack of traceability in the exporter's operations," they stated from the agency. "In this context, it is presumed that the merchandise had been acquired irregularly," they said. From Customs they assured that they discovered that "the exporter tried to justify the acquisition of merchandise with invoices issued by taxpayers without economic or financial capacity." "They were registered in activities that had nothing to do with agricultural production," they said. The ...