The National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa) seized more than 16,000 kilograms of merchandise of animal and plant origin in the border city of La Quiaca, province of Jujuy, which was intended smuggled into the country and was transported without a cold chain and failing to comply with hygienic sanitary conditions.<br><br>\r\nThe operation took place in the aforementioned city, close to the border with Bolivia, and during its course agents from the NOA Norte Regional Center of Senasa, with the collaboration of personnel from the National Gendarmerie and the Secretariat of Production, Environment and Regional Integration of the municipality, they detected in a vehicle check the transport of 16 tons of products and by products of animal and plant origin in plastic bags, irregularly packaged and without a cold chain in a large truck, violating the hygienic-sanitary conditions.<br><br>\r\nThe transfer of the merchandise preserves, Andean papaya, corn, chuño and flour that were intended to be smuggled in, did not comply with Senasa resolutions, so Senasa ordered its interdiction, confiscation and sent it for its final destruction given that since the origin was not known a