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Larishka sniffs 86.000 dollars from car heading of a ferry to Uruguay

Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 05:46 UTC
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The ferry was only 15 minutes from departure when the dog found the 86.500 dollars in one of the engine's filters The ferry was only 15 minutes from departure when the dog found the 86.500 dollars in one of the engine's filters
AFIP has more than 300 dogs trained to detect money on the borders
AFIP has more than 300 dogs trained to detect money on the borders

Agents working for Argentina's Federal Public Incomes Administration (AFIP), with a little help from Larishka the dog, found 86,500 dollars hidden by an Argentine who was trying to leave the country for Uruguay.

 The passenger was carrying 6,500 in a hold-all pack and was about to leave the Buquebus ferry terminal in Buenos Aires for Colonia, on the other side of the Río de la Plata, when Larishka turned her attention towards the car engine.

AFIP agents followed up the dog's hint, and discovered a further 86,500 dollars in the vehicle's air filter, just 15 minutes before the boat was due to leave the terminal.

As a result, the revenue agency suspended the passenger's CUIT (self-employed status) tax number, prepared a Suspicious Operation Report for the Financial Irregularities Unit and requested data from Uruguayan authorities, to determine if the suspect held investments or deposits in the neighboring country that had not been declared.

AFIP chief Ricardo Echegaray was responsible for setting up the Canine Training and Instruction Centre in Boulogne, Buenos Aires province. The agency has more than 300 dogs trained to detect drugs, illicit money and recover missing persons.

Categories: Politics, Argentina.

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  • Captain Poppy

    U$ sniffing dogs? really....money? Will they train them for toilet paper next?

    Aug 13th, 2014 - 09:21 am 0
  • JuanGabriel

    Better keep these dogs away form the Casa Rosada, they might overdose on the smell of dollars hidden there.

    Aug 13th, 2014 - 11:06 am 0
  • Klingon

    They are trained when they find pesos to take a dump!
    Going to be hard for someone to explain this one to AFIP

    Aug 13th, 2014 - 12:57 pm 0
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