Argentine tax officials and naval security personnel joined forces to dismantle a large smuggling ring of bitcoin mining equipment. In this "major operation", the Argentine Navy General Administration (PNA) and the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP) conducted multiple raids and seized hundreds of high-end mobile phones, graphics cards and mining components. According to officials, the gang used "crypto investments" to launder money and smuggle in cities such as Mal de Plata and Bahi...
According to local media reports, Argentine tax officials and naval security officials said they had thwarted a major "smuggling" ring of bitcoin mining machines. The Argentine Naval Prefecture and the national tax authority, AFIP, conducted several raids in a joint "large-scale" operation.