One in every three cars that comes into bolivia isatruto, is a contraband car. A whole culture has really developed around these cars and the business on both sides. The state doesn't have great capacity to enforce restrictions with lower levels of corruption. But i would also say that even if the state wanted to crack down, it might not be able to.
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