Police uniforms, Sijín detectives and CTI officials from the Prosecutor’s Office inspect at noon this Tuesday the headquarters of the Tierra Santa warehouse located in the Portal del Prado Shopping Center and on Calle 72 with Carrera 45, in the North- Historic Center of Barranquilla.
At the moment, the reason for the procedure is unknown. However, this medium learned that it began simultaneously in the morning in several branches in the Caribbean, including the one in the city of Valledupar, where uniformed men also occupied the clothing store.
Operative in Valledupar
The Directorate of National Taxes and the Police, in coordination with the Prosecutor’s Office, took possession this Tuesday of the Tierra Santa warehouse, in the center of Valledupar, apparently for the purpose of asset forfeiture, presumably for smuggling and money laundering.
According to reports, it is an operation carried out at the national level by the authorities against the textile and clothing chain store. In the capital of Cesar, the diligence was carried out due to the curiosity of customers who could not enter the establishment.
For almost ten years, the DIAN and the Prosecutor’s Office have been tracking a possible money laundering network in this business, which has become one of the most popular due to its low prices, with branches in different parts of the country.
Police officers, delegates from the Prosecutor’s Office, DIAN personnel and officials from the Special Assets Society (SAE) would have participated in the operation in Valledupar, for the inauguration of the Valledupar branch of the Holy Land.
News in development…