The General Directorate of Customs (DGA) seized nearly
500 vinyls from the Vilma Palma band
, valued at around 5 million pesos, which were trying to be
imported illegally from Uruguay
for commercial purposes.
As reported through a statement, the control took place at the
Gualeguaychú-Fray Bentos
International Border Crossing , where Customs detected a white van from Uruguay, with two people on board, carrying
483 vinyl records
of the widely recognized band from Rosario. at the beginning of the '90s.
Customs personnel considered that the entry was for commercial purposes since there was a significant number of records from the first two albums in the group's catalogue: "
Vilma Palma e Vampiros
", the first record and "
3980
", the second.
About 500 of Vilma Palma's records were seized by Customs.
Photo: Customs
At the time, the Rosario band released their debut with the Barca Records label, an album that quickly became a success: a gold, platinum, and double platinum record;
with almost a million copies sold throughout Latin America.
A success that was driven by his first big hit: “La pachanga”.
"Due to their quantity and variety, it is presumed that they were being imported for commercial purposes, which disables their entry through luggage," they specified.
The number of vinyl records detected "greatly exceeded the franchise of US$ 300 per person for income by land," Customs specified.
"Customs specialists indicated that the discs would have been
purchased in the Czech Republic
and from there transferred to Spain to finally land in Uruguay." However, all the captured specimens have the legend Industria Argentina.
Customs personnel detected another contravention of the vehicle that was stopped.
In addition to the seized discs, the drivers of the truck 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.
The money was also seized and the Federal Court of First Instance of the city of Gualeguaychú was intervened, in charge of Dr. Hernán Viri.
With information from Telam
