Im hearing 18 Bikes and Vehicles have been confiscated Uruguay,

From what i have read here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Over...1921344336841/

The vehicles were confiscated due to the storage facility not being able to provide the documentation for the vehicles, whilst the owners were out the country.

Its appears the the Aduana, have now sized vehicles from both Nuevo Helvecia & Sandra's

More info here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Over...1921344336841/

More info pls, as not everybody on the HU uses Fakebook. Thank you. Gracias. mika

This is the text from the linked article in the posts:

In a proceeding carried out by the Regional Headquarters of Southwest Surveillance and the Customs Administration of Juan Lacaze, last Thursday, September 14, 18 vehicles were seized with an estimated value exceeding one million dollars.

The procedure was carried out in a hotel of Nueva Helvecia, after an anonymous denunciation received by the National Direction of Customs.
The 18 vehicles seized and did not have the corresponding documentation of entry or nationalization.

- Truck Brand Volkswagen California
- SUV brand Land Rover
- Truck Brand Toyota
- Truck Brand Toyota
- Truck Brand Land Rover
- Truck Fiat
- Truck Brand Mercedes Benz
- Motor home Brand IVECO
- Motor home Brand MAN
- Motor Home Brand Mercedez Benz
- Motor Home Brand Man
- Motor Home Brand Man
- Motor Home Brand Fiat
- Motor Home Brand IVECO
- Motor Home Brand Mercedez Benz
- Motor Home Brand Mercedez Benz
- Motor Home Brand Mercedez Benz
- Motorcycle Honda Honda TRANSALP

Other posts on FB say that these two places were raided Nuevo Helvecia and Sandra's.

I would suggest if people need info on this to join the group Overlanding The Americas as some of the people affected are posting updates and general seems the best source of information right now

I will try and post updates here if i see them

Reason given by aduana is that entry of a vehicle under a TVIP is conditional on the vehicle being there for tourism purposes. A vehicle parked up while the authorised driver is out of the country is obviously not being used for tourism.

Trouble is the practice has been condoned for many years.

Court case on 18th when a judge will rule on whether aduana action is legal.

Aduana web site is here -- http://www.aduanas.gub.uy/innovaport...-helvecia.html

and there are photos of the vehicles. Sandras storage also involved and that is in addition to the 18 vehicles mentioned here

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Tony Lee,

What, where is Sandras?

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