The bust was made Wednesday when the owner of a vehicle and his wife were approached for a routine inspection after they arrived on a ferry from Colonia, Uruguay, EVDEN evE naKliYaT according to the Directorate General of Customs.
The collection, worth approximately $120,000, featured Ukrainian and EVdEN eVE nAKliyat German bills that was currency of choice at Nazi camps during World World II.
Authorities in Argentina were tipped off by the , who had previously flagged the Argentine man because he had three ongoing investigations for alleged crimes that were committed.The man had also been investigated several months ago by customs agents in Argentina for importing a coin collection.
A customs agent in Argentina separates a collection of bills and coins that confiscated from a couple Wednesday after they arrived in a ferry and claimed they didn’t have goods to declare before an officer and a sniffer dog made the discovery
A sniffer dog who is part of Argentina’s Directorate General of Customs helped officers find a large collection of coins and bills, evdEN EVe nakLiyAt including currency that was used at Nazi camps during World War II
A customs agent and a sniffer dog were called in to perform a search of the vehicle after the couple confessed that they were not importing any goods that needed to be declared with the agency.
Footage released by the agency showed the K9 sniffing the front passenger seat area.
The agent raised suspicions when the dog detected the presence of potential contraband inside the vehicle’s trunk.
Customs agents inspected the couple’s luggage and discovered paper and coin currency from several countries.
The officers then searched a spare tire and found a larger cache of bills and coins.
Although the couple claimed they were the rightful owners of the collection, the stash was confiscated as part of the investigation.
One of the Nazi camp currency bills read: ‘This note is only valid as a means of payment for prisoners of war and can only be spent and received by them within the prisoner of war camp or in the case of working days in the purchasing offices expressly designated for that purpose.’
The note indicated that ‘it can only be exchanged for legal tender at the corresponding warehouse management office.Violators, imitations and counterfeits will be penalized. Chief of the Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht.’
German paper currency that was used in Nazi camps during World War II
An 18th century coin that was part of the currency in France during King Louis IV’s rule
Argentine customs agents discovered a massive collection of currency, including an 18th century coin from France
The collection of bills and coins from multiple countries across the world that was confiscated from a couple in Argentina on Wednesday
The collection featured a 1909 $5 bill from Puerto Rico, worth $1,750.
There was also a 1 franc from the Caribbean island of Martinique, dated 1947, evden eVe nAKliyAT which was valued at $1,100.The French franc was Martinique’s official currency until 2002 when the country changed to the euro.
The agents also discovered two strange American paper notes, one was for $1. If you beloved this post and you would like to acquire additional facts concerning eVdEn eVE NAKliyAT kindly take a look at our internet site. 25 and the other was $1.50. The bills were from 1862 and worth $750 and $850, respectively.
There was also a 1 peso bill from Chile, dated 1879, that was valued at $1,000.
The agents found several coins from the 18th century.One of the coins featured the crown of King Louis IV.
It’s unknown if the couple is facing any charges for introducing the large collection into Argentina.
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BOGOTA, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Indigo Partners-backed budget carrier JetSMART Airlines said on Tuesday that it wanted to buy Colombian low-cost carrier Viva Air, in a move that if successful would scupper Viva’s plans to merge with Colombian flag carrier Avianca.
Chile-based JetSMART Airlines said in a statement that it planned to open talks to buy the Colombian airline but it did not disclose how much it might pay to acquire Viva, nor its funding plans.
JetSMART is part of private investor Indigo Partners’ portfolio of budget airlines alongside U. If you loved this posting and you would like to obtain more facts pertaining to eVDeN evE nakliYAt kindly check out the site. S.-based Frontier Airlines, Europe’s Wizz Air and Mexico’s Volaris.
The Chilean carrier currently operates 79 routes across South America, including flights to Colombian capital Bogota as well as Medellin and Cali.
“We believe that a merger between JetSMART and Viva Air will allow us to maintain the ultra-low-cost model in Colombia, helping to continue offering more routes at lower prices,” JetSMART Chief Executive Estuardo Ortiz said in the statement.
Colombia’s civil aviation regulator initially rejected a proposed merger between Avianca and evDeN EVe nakLiYAt Viva in November on the grounds that it posed risks to competition in the sector and evdEN Eve nAKLiYAT the welfare of consumers.
Avianca and Viva filed an appeal the same month, proposing alternatives such as yielding some routes and granting better landing and take-off schedules to competitors.
The regulator in January annulled the merger, citing procedural irregularities, and EVdeN eve NAkliYaT began the process anew without either company having to reapply.
A possible merger between JetSMART and Viva would offer the best conditions for competition in the market, Ortiz said, adding the airlines do not have competing routes in Colombia.
Avianca and Viva did not respond immediately to requests for comment on JetSMART’s proposed deal.
Viva faces a complex financial situation due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, last year’s rise in fuel prices and the devaluation of the Colombian peso.(Reporting by Luis Jaime Acosta; Writing by Oliver Griffin; Editing by Jamie Freed)
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