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On the morning of this Tuesday, General Gustavo Franco, director of the Tax and Customs Police (Polfa) confirmed that a new form of smuggling, which he called “virtual smuggling”, is increasing due to the effects of COVID-19. “Digital platforms have been used for this illegal commercial exercise, “said the official..
The officer assured that a permanent “cyber patrol” is maintained on the web, social networks and the darkweb, “in order to counteract this new form of smuggling that was identified and is triggered.”
According to General Franco, in these last 7 months that the country has been in confinement due to the pandemic, the Polfa and the DIAN have achieved the seizure of 37.7 million merchandise valued at 73,756 million pesos.
Only in Bogotá, during the pandemic, 2.8 million contraband goods valued at 6,857 million pesos were learned. “In Barranquilla, the apprehension of 3.8 million contraband merchandise valued at 3.7 billion pesos was achieved“, assured the director of the Polfa.
(It may be of your interest to read: Hitting cigarette smuggling networks in Bogotá)
Due to the covid, General Franco acknowledged, these illegal sales through social networks soared, which is why “a new group was formed that will have the powers to do digital patrolling and monitoring.”
Similarly, the officer pointed out that these networks dedicated to smuggling using social platforms have an advantage “in marketing, in disseminating information, commercialization. And we have identified that they have appropriated the mechanism for home delivery of the merchandise“.
(For context, it might interest you to read: In 2020 they have seized 10 million boxes of smuggled cigars)
In the audio below you can hear how a seller recognizes that he is promoting contraband tennis shoes, for which he uses a social network.
Audio over contrabado
Seller acknowledges that the merchandise offered, in this case tennis shoes, are contraband.
Finally, the Polfa points out that during the pandemic it seized 222 containers containing 18.7 million contraband goods, and 66 illegal goods collection raids were carried out. In addition, precautionary measures were applied to 50 assets in two property forfeiture operations for a value of 21,669 million pesos.
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