Tag: Customs Bureau and smuggling

Customs bureau intercepts P2 million worth of smuggled used clothes in CDO

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has intercepted P2 million worth of smuggled used clothes in the port of Cagayan de Oro. In a statement, the bureau said authorities intercepted the cargo from Korea on Oct. 16, three days after the shipment arrived at the Mindanao Container Terminal. This was  after District Collector John Simon  issued an alert order against the shipment reportedly consigned  to Humility Trading. Simon issued the alert order after the cargo was […]

Customs bureau destroys over P50 million worth of misdeclared cigarettes

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has destroyed over P50 million worth of misdeclared cigarettes from China. The bureau said the 79800 cigarettes were destroyed inside a warehouse facility in Opol, Misamis Oriental on Friday, October 2. Also destroyed were cigarettes  contained in a shipment consigned to Fern Freight Enterprises, which arrived at Mindanao Container Terminal in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental on May 14. That shipment was declared to be office furniture. Other cigarettes were contained in […]