Coordinated Effort Recovers Illegal Cigarette Manufacturing Machine, Prevents $16 Billion Tax Evasion

• Coordinated effort by SII, Carabineros, and Fiscalía led to the recovery of a cigarette and tobacco manufacturing machine.
• The commercial value of the produced cigarette packs is estimated at $18 billion, with tax evasion reaching $16 billion.
• The machine originally belonged to Empresa Tabaco del Futuro, which was caught producing illegal cigarettes last year.
• SII filed a lawsuit against the company’s legal representatives, and the investigation by the Public Ministry is ongoing.
• The machine was seized in Villa Alemana, Valparaíso, along with 100 boxes of tobacco, an industrial machine, and 1.2 tons of tobacco.
• The seizure could translate to 120 million cigarette units or 6 million packs, with tax evasion of approximately $16 billion.
• The operation was announced by SII’s Subdirector Jurídico, Marcelo Freyhoffer, Major Jorge Guzmán of OS9, and Fiscal Adjunto Pablo Alonso Godoy.
• The investigation highlights the importance of collaborative work between SII, Carabineros, the Public Ministry, and regional units.
• The seizure is considered a significant blow to the criminal organization’s logistics chain.
• The investigation continues to identify those responsible and trace the illegal commercialization route.

Source: sii.cl

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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