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Tacna Police Seize Abandoned Truck Packed With Used Plush Toys Hidden Under Guano

A customs prosecutor now leads a probe into a suspected cross‑border route feeding Tacna’s second‑hand trade.

Overview

  • Officers found the Nissan truck, plate AEF-794, at kilometer 26 of the Tacna–Pachía–Palca road on the night of September 23.
  • Inside, compressed bales of second‑hand plush toys were concealed beneath sacks of animal manure, according to police.
  • A search for the driver or accomplices in the remote, poorly lit area yielded no arrests.
  • The vehicle and merchandise were taken to Divincri Tacna, and adjunct prosecutor Ángel Gutiérrez assumed the customs case.
  • Authorities value the seizure, including the truck, at roughly S/80,000, and are examining whether it came from Chile for resale in local flea markets.