Gustavo Petro denuncia contrabando masivo y fallas deliberadas en sistemas de la Dian
Este jueves, 18 de diciembre, en medio de una rueda de prensa en la Casa de Nariño, el presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, denunció la existencia de al menos 499 “levantes fraudulentos” asociados al ingreso ilegal de mercancías al país, operaciones que, según dijo, podrían involucrar cientos de contenedores y representar un desfalco de hasta $8 billones al erario.
TL;DR
- President Petro reported 499 fraudulent import operations worth up to $8 trillion, linked to illegal merchandise entry and money laundering.
- He criticized the Dian's Lucía software, claiming its architecture enables theft and hinders effective control of foreign trade and tax declarations.
- The scheme involves illicit use of the Plan Vallejo program to disguise large-scale contraband and launder cocaine dollars.
- These allegations are connected to public order issues, including the assassination of a regional Dian director in Tuluá.
- 116 Dian and customs officials are under investigation, with their names sent to the Prosecutor's Office.
- Irregularities are concentrated in ports, airports, and free trade zones in locations like Cartagena, Medellín, Bogotá, Buenaventura, Palmaseca (Cali), and Maicao.