The Federal Police of Brazil proceeded to the arrest of a 54-year-old man of Brazilian nationality when he was about to cross the friendship bridge, from Ciudad del Este to Foz de Iguazu.
The subject was surprised in the primary area of the international bridgealready towards the Brazilian side, transporting a total of 54 iPhone brand cell phonesaccording to the report.
It may interest you: Platform drivers carried out “virtual blackout” to repudiate insecurity
Said load It is valued at an estimated sum of 300,000 reaistaking into account the model and the range of the devices, highly required in the neighboring country.
The seizure occurred because the charging of smartphones was not declared in the Federal Revenueto which is added that the devices were hidden in a false bottom inside the vehicle from the brazilian
Also read: Trial of father and daughter resumed for alleged corruption in pandemic
He entry of merchandise from Paraguay above the tax-free levelwhich is $500 once a month, must be declared and import tax must be paid correspondent, recalls in a publication the newspaper La Clave.
Avoid paying taxes on products constitutes an act of smugglingcoulding be sanctioned with up to 4 years of imprisonment.
The entrance Brazilian arrested with iPhone charge valued at 300,000 reais was first published on newspaper TODAY.