Million-dollar seizure of smuggled shoes and hydrogel pistols in Cartagena
The Metropolitan Police of Cartagena reported that "within the framework of the national strategy for the protection of the legal economy and the strengthening of formal trade, through the Directorate of Management of Fiscal and Customs Police (Polfa), in coordination with the Directorate of Taxes and National Customs (DIAN), we achieved an important blow". Read: 48-year prison sentence confirmed against serial sexual abuser
TL;DR
- The Metropolitan Police of Cartagena, in coordination with DIAN, seized smuggled goods worth over 12 billion pesos.
- The confiscated merchandise includes clothing, costume jewelry, perfumery, cell phone accessories, footwear, medicines, toys, and hydrogel pistols.
- The goods were seized because they lacked the necessary documentation to prove their legal entry into the country.
- The operation aims to protect the legal economy, strengthen formal trade, and prevent tax evasion.
- Citizens are encouraged to report suspected illegal commercialization of goods via the Anti-Smuggling line 159 or email [email protected].