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(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has seized over P3 billion worth of smuggled goods from January to March 2022. According to the bureau, of the P3.89 billion worth of items seized, P1.91 billion were assorted goods, P1.53 billion were illegal drugs and P132.6 million were cigarettes or tobacco. The bureau said this translated to 158 seizures made in the first quarter of the year. Meanwhile, 25 letters of authority were also implemented, of which 16 […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs said it seized over P10 billion worth of smuggled goods in 2020. In a statement, the bureau said the P10.629 billion worth of smuggled goods seized was a result of 997 seizures from January 2020 to December 2020. The bureau said imported cigarettes and tobacco products topped the list, corresponding to P5.774 billion and about 204 seizure cases. Next on the list were illegal drugs, at P1.855 billion. […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities have seized P1.8 million worth of smuggled drugs, the Bureau of Customs said on Thursday, Dec. 4. According to the bureau, the 35,345 tablets of diazepam (Valium) and nitrazepam (Mogadon) were discovered by NAIA Customs personnel during the inspection and examination of parcels in Pair Cargo warehouse in Parañaque. The bureau said Diazepam (Valium) and Nitrazepam (Mogadon) are included in the 1971 United Nations Single Convention on Psychotropic Substances under Schedule […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has condemned over 2,000 packs of smuggled and fake cigarettes recently. In a statement, the bureau said apart from the 2305 packs seized by personnel at the port of Manila on Oct. 19, condemned were machines used for counterfeiting cigarettes. All condemned items were worth P21 million and were destroyed at a rendering facility in Porac, Pampanga. According to the bureau, the condemnation was made possible by the combined efforts […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has destroyed P10 million worth of illegally imported cosmetics, expired medicines and other goods. In a statement, the bureau said the 24.6 “hazardous and unsafe goods” intercepted by Ninoy Aquino International Airport personnel were destroyed in separate instances, on Oct. 17 and 19, at the Integrated Waste Management Inc., in Trece Martires, Cavite. The bureau said the goods were imported without the necessary Food and Drug Administration registration and permits. […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has seized P1.5 million worth of firearms, parts and accessories recently. The bureau said the items, which did not have the necessary import permit from the Firearms and Explosive Office of the Philippine National Police, were in 28 parcels found in the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay. The items were seized by Customs personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for violation of Section 117 and Section 1113 of […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has seized P96.6 million worth of misdeclared cigarettes in Davao. In a statement, the bureau said the four 40-footer container vans were intercepted following advance information from intelligence sources. The shipment containing 3,628 boxes of assorted branded cigarettes, was consigned to Allycorp International Inc. It had been declared as containing 910 cartons of plastic cups and 3,015 boxes of various fabrics. District Collector Erastus Austria issued warrants of […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs on Friday, Sept. 18, said it seized P6.5 million worth of misdeclared luxury bags and shoes at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The bureau said the shipment–which, among others, contained handbag brands such Prada, Gucci, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Christian Dior, and Valentino in commercial quantities—had been declared as “assorted clothes, shampoo” from Maisons-Alfort, France. It was consigned to a certain Reynaldo Tan in Paircargo Warehouse. “The misdeclaration is an […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has seized over P4.5 million worth of misdeclared used clothes in Cebu. The bureau said the “ukay ukay” clothes were contained in 694 bales that had been declared as hotel supplies in the inward foreign manifest. The shipment, with an overall estimated value of P4,585,000, arrived in the country on Sept. 1 and was consigned to GRR Trading. “With the successive seizures of previous shipments from the same importer, the […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has reported seizing P147.7 million worth of smuggled, misdeclared and undervalued items in August. The bureau said the haul by Customs personnel in Cebu included rice, cigarettes, and used engines. It said some items will be auctioned off “without unnecessary delay to generate additional revenues for the government.” Prohibited items, on the other hand, the bureau said, will be disposed of. “Even with the boost of technology, our gains in […]
(Eagle News) –The Bureau of Customs has seized P88.1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes from China. In a statement, the bureau said the cigarettes, contained in two containers, arrived separately on Aug. 8 and 13. The shipments–one with 851 cases of cigarettes, and the other with 911 cases–had been declared as containing umbrella and various home furniture. The bureau said according to the Inward Foreign Manifest, the shipments were consigned to GRR Trading, whose recent […]
