The General Directorate of Customs (DGA) seized nearly 500 vinyls, valued at around $5 million, which were trying to be imported illegally from Uruguay for commercial purposes.
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The control took place at the Gualeguaychú-Fray Bentos International Border Crossing, where Customs detected a white van from Uruguay carrying 483 vinyl records of the Rosario music band Vilma Palma e Vampiros.
“Due to their quantity and variety, it is presumed that they were being imported for commercial purposes, which disables their entry through baggage”they appreciated in a statement.
The number of vinyl records of the band led by Mario “Pájaro” Gomez detected “They greatly exceeded the franchise of US$ 300 per person for income by land,” they specified from Customs.
In addition to the discs, the drivers of the vehicle also had US$28,500 in their possession, when the maximum amount of currency that can be brought into Argentina without declaring is US$10,000.
Customs agents seized the money and intervened in the Federal Court of First Instance of the city of Gualeguaychú.
