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| PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - Customs agents on Friday seized 40 tons of household trash that was shipped from Canada to the southern Brazilian port of Itajai. The waste was packed into two shipping containers.
Canadian Garbage in Brazil (Photo: maispb.com.br)
During an inspection, agents found that the goods declared as ‘polyethylene’ (a type of resin) was in fact common household garbage.
Customs said in a statement, that they will take all necessary steps to return the cargo to the country of origin and that they are studying appropriate penalties for those involved. The statement did not indicate to whom the seized cargo was intended.
This was the second load of garbage found by Customs during the last six months at the port. In September 2011, customs agents interdicted six containers filled with rubbish. Those containers, shipped from Spain, were returned to the country of origin.
In October last year, customs discovered 46 tons of medical waste in northeastern Brazil. The waste, shipped from the South Carolina port of Charleston to the port of Suape, in Pernambuco state, was eventually returned to the U.S. in January.
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Source(s) for this article: Folha de Sao Paulo
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There's something new on me. I've never heard of garbage being smuggled before.
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