(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs (BoC) on Thursday, May 24, intercepted P36.5 million worth of smuggled cigarettes at the Manila International Container Port (MICP).
In a statement, the BoC said it would file charges for violation of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act against the five consignees responsible for the seven container vans containing “947 cartons of More cigarettes and 53 cartons of Marvels cigarettes, 950 boxes of Mighty cigarettes, boxes of apples mixed with onion, apples mixed with boxes of fresh carrots, and bales of ‘ukay-ukay’ mixed with food without Food and Drug Administration permit.”
The five consignees were Trixcean Trading, Marid Industrial Marketing, Khalevskies Enterprises, Ashton & Ilyze Trading, and Yohann Rein Trading.
Lapena said the shipments, which were declared as agricultural products and household goods, came from China.