Misiones: they wanted to cross into Brazil with almost 100,000 undeclared dollars, but a strange maneuver gave them away

Two people from Salta were detained at the Bernardo de Irigoyen international crossing when they tried to

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They were not detained, although the money, the vehicle and the cell phone were retained from one of them.

It all began on Wednesday morning when two men, identified as Jorge Samuel Maza Garate and Jorge Antonio Maza, natives of the capital of Salta, arrived at the border center that is on the border with Brazil, and walked towards the town of Barracao. , Brazil.

An hour later, both returned in the same way and went to the staff box of the National Migration Office to formalize their departure from the country.

Once the procedures were finished, both walked towards Bernardo de Irigoyen and after a few minutes

, patent MKV-961, with the intention of crossing the limit, like any tourist family that goes to the southern beaches. Brazilian.

They detained a couple in Misiones who wanted to cross into Brazil with almost 100,000 dollars without declaring.

The customs agents noticed that they were

who had returned shortly before from Barracao and decided to ask the routine questions, related to the transport of merchandise that should be declared.

Although the men remained calm at all times, the customs agents decided to search the vehicle.

In the rear seats there were only loose clothes, while soft drinks, more clothing and

were found in the trunk sector .

Customs personnel asked him to open it and there they found a

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They detained a couple in Misiones who wanted to cross into Brazil with almost 100,000 dollars without declaring.

Following the instructions of the Federal Court of Eldorado, the money was counted -totaling

, which was sequestered until they can justify their origin.

In addition, the vehicle and cell phone of one of the men, who were not arrested, were retained.

In mid-July of last year, Customs made another important seizure of dollars that were transported on a private flight that was headed to Brazil and landed in Puerto Iguazú so that the pilots and passengers could carry out the immigration procedures.

The single-engine Pegasus plane, with capacity for nine passengers, came from the Apóstoles aerodrome, since at that time the Posadas airport was closed for repairs on the runway.

The only passenger was identified as Arthur Freitas Rasmussen, who said he was part of a company dedicated to building luxury apartments in the Camboriú, Itapema and Meia Praia area, on the Santa Catarina coast.

In these circumstances, customs agents noticed the existence of a few wads of dollars.

When asking the Brazilians if there was more money, they hesitated and this led the agents to order a thorough search.

The money was hidden in the cockpit of the pilots Carlos Anderson Romalho and Rafael Durán;

and under the seats.

were recorded

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The passenger maintained that the money belonged to a Paraguayan businessman and corresponded to the initial payment for apartments that he had acquired on the Brazilian south coast.

The man said that the dollars were delivered to them in Posadas and that his job was to take them to the Itapema construction company.

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