Source: G1 (Rio de Janeiro - RJ) - 21/05/2012

One of the special operations starts this Tuesday (22).

In addition to scanners to view cargo, tax go to foreign exchange and parties.

The Ceará State Finance Secretariat (Sefaz) announced that it will reinforce the fight against tax evasion, drug and arms trafficking. Sefaz presented on Monday (21) the equipment that will be used in special operations, which will start to be put into practice this Tuesday (22). According to the state finance secretary, Mauro Filho, the first of the special operations will be called “sweeping”, which begins this Tuesday (22), and runs until the end of September.

According to the secretary, one hundred auditors, distributed by the state, will reinforce the inspection in the following points: Pier of the port and port of Pecém, airport of Fortaleza and old terminal, airport of Juazeiro do Norte, sorting center of the post office of Fortaleza, Juazeiro do Norte and Sobral and border tax posts.

The second operation was called "ballad" because it will accompany the distribution of drinks at parties and major events in the capital. The operations are supported by bodies such as the Brazilian Airport Infrastructure Company (Infraero), the Federal Revenue Service, the Federal Police, the Public Ministry and the Public Security Secretariat. "This equipment will serve in the effective fight against arms and drug trafficking in the state of Ceará," evaluated the state public security secretary, Francisco Bezerra.

To reinforce the inspection, R $ 15 million were invested in the purchase of scanner-type equipment that shows, at the time, the weight and nature of the cargo transported by trucks across the state.

The idea is to reduce inspection time and increase the percentage from 12% to 100% of vehicles inspected, according to Sefaz. The first scanner is already working in Tianguá, in the Ibiapaba region, and the second should be installed by August, in the municipality of Penaforte, in southern Ceará. Then, the technology also goes to Crato, in the Cariri region, and Aracati, on the east coast of Ceará.

In addition to these four fixed points, a mobile scanner will be available wherever
complaints. Inside the mobile scanner, in addition to six security cameras around the vehicle, there is also one that does the x-ray of any and all trucks that enter and leave the state.

The scanner operator, Adriano Rocha, shows how it works. “Through this type of system, we are able to distinguish the organic from the inorganic load. In addition to other types of merchandise, which may be in contradiction with the invoice or something, ”he explained.

The purpose of the mobile scanner is to avoid escape by alternative routes, as its destination is not revealed. The Secretary of Finance believes in gaining from new technologies. “This equipment gives an incomparable efficiency in the state of Ceará. It is impossible for you to enter goods that are different from those specified on the invoice ”, he said.