A shipment of foreign goods valued at nearly R$ 500,000 is seized on a highway in rural São Paulo
During a traffic stop on the Raposo Tavares Highway (SP-270) in Presidente Venceslau (SP), inspectors found 903 electronic devices, as well as perfumes and cosmetics without tax documentation.
A shipment of foreign goods, valued at R$498,000, was seized on the Raposo Tavares Highway (SP-270) in Presidente Venceslau (SP) on Monday (28). In Santo Anastácio, police seized nearly 300 e-cigarettes.
According to the Highway Patrol, the seizure took place around 12:45 p.m. at kilometer 617 of the highway during Operation Impact.
According to the police, officers received a tip that a car with Paraná license plates had driven past the Operational Base acting suspiciously and continued eastbound.
The officers located the vehicle nearby, inside a gas station, and conducted a search.
In the trunk and on the back seat, they found 81 bottles of perfume and various cosmetics, as well as 903 electronic devices.
Among the electronics were digital watches, laptops, cell phones, headphones, hard drives, routers, power supplies, modems, adapters, and cables.
According to the Highway Patrol, the entire shipment lacked tax documentation and had an estimated value of R$498,000.
While checking the driver’s background, the officers also discovered that he had a prior record for smuggling and that his National Driver’s License (CNH) had been suspended by order of the 1st Federal Court of Ponta Porã (MS).
The case was filed with the Federal Revenue Service in Presidente Prudente (SP), where a seizure report for the vehicle and the goods was drawn up. The goods remain seized.
Seizure of E-Cigarettes
The Civil Police seized nearly 300 e-cigarettes in Santo Anastácio (SP) on Tuesday (29). The investigation began in August of this year after two teenage girls were caught with the products.
During Tuesday’s operation, police executed search and seizure warrants at a residence and a local business, where the items were found.
In total, 289 e-cigarettes, 70 e-liquids, and 49 accessories used with these devices—including batteries and other components—were seized. E-cigarettes of foreign origin were also seized.
The case falls under the crime described in Article 278 of the Penal Code, which punishes the act of selling, offering for sale, or storing for sale any product or substance harmful to health.
A man is under investigation. He was taken to the police station and released after giving a statement. All seized material was sent to the Institute of Criminalistics for forensic analysis.