Customs has accumulated donations for around US $ 115 million so far in 2019

Customs donated an amount of about $ 115 million between January and July, of which more than half were smuggled products removed, reported Sunday the Federal Revenue Administration (Afip) .

Goods smuggled at US $ 64,394,796 were delivered to the Ministry of Health and Social Development for distribution to people with fewer resources, according to the press release.

The donated products belong to clothing, shoes, toys, bazaars, kitchen utensils, electronics, clothing, ceramics, cars, among others, removed by contraband or not authorized for sale in the country.

"The articles seized, after authorization of the intervening judges, were handed over, on the basis of Presidential Decree 51/2017, to the Ministry of Health and Social Development, which distributes them among clubs, restaurants, hospitals and schools. ", said Afip to a statement.

He specified that the donated goods had been recovered after the opening of 248 containers belonging to the cause known as "container mafia" which, until today, still deliver products from this case.

In addition, donations made this year by the General Directorate of Customs in various provinces reached a total value of 49,830,227 pesos.

These are goods that occupied more than 500 cubic meters in the deposits and were removed by agents of different customs at the borders (maritime, air and land).

"Some donations were larger than others, among them one of the 23,000 jackets made by Customs early in the year and turned over to the Department of Health and Social Development. In July, 70,000 jackets were added, toys to the same body, "said Afip.

Finally, a donation of 1,000 digital reading calibres, used for length measurements, was donated to IPET Technical School No. 58 in the city of La Puerta, Córdoba, and benefited some 500 students. concluded the information.