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Strict border controls

95 smuggled bovine have been seized on the border with Venezuela



95 smuggled bovine have been seized on the border with Venezuela Bogota September 6, 2011. The Colombian Agricultural Institute, ICA, jointly working with other national authorities to combat smuggling and contraband on the border with Venezuela, has ordered the slaughter of 95 animals seized that came in illegally into the country through the cities of Cucuta and Arauca. The animals were slaughtered as a preventive measure to protect and safeguard Colombia’s sanitary status which is globally recognized as Free of Foot-and-Mouth Disease. :: Ampliar noticia ::

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ICA controls in Huila

Illegal seeds destroyed



Illegal seeds destroyed Bogota August 26, 2011. Five officials from the Colombian Agricultural Institute, ICA, on August 24, went to the Department of Huila and seized and destroyed seed material that had been previously sealed by the entity, which had presumably and initially been earmarked for planting, in response to that ordered under Resolutions 141, 142 and 143 of June 16, 2011. The decision made in these resolutions was due to the noncompliance of the legislation in force regarding seeds for planting. :: Ampliar noticia ::