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Says activities of onion traders should be closely monitored (Eagle News) — Senator Imee Marcos called for a comprehensive inventory of local white onions so the Philippine government can determine if traders are hoarding supplies. The senator who is the older sister of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said it is important to track the activities of onion traders who bought the onions from the local farmers. “Trace the traders who bought white onions from […]
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) A man who hid snakes and lizards in his trousers as he tried to sneak them into the United States as part of a $750,000 reptile smuggling enterprise faces decades in prison, officials said Wednesday. Jose Manuel Perez masterminded the six-year scheme from his home in southern California, which involved bringing 1,700 animals into the United States from Mexico and Hong Kong. In a plea deal with the Department of […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang said that six officers of the Bureau of Customs assigned at the Port of Subic have been relieved of their posts and “recalled” to the BOC main office as the probe on alleged sugar smuggling continues. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles announced this on Wednesday, August 24, saying that the six BOC officers have been transferred to the office of the acting Customs Commissioner Yogi Filemon while awaiting the result of […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P9 million worth of smuggled cigarettes off the waters of Zamboanga City, the Bureau of Customs said. According to the bureau, the 275 master cases and 32 reams worth P9.6 million worth were seized from a motorized wooden watercraft named “FB JAMAIKA” on June 21. The BOC did not give additional details about the operation but said the watercraft was on its way to Cotabato City and had come […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has seized P6 million worth of smuggled red onions in Cagayan de Oro. According to the bureau, the red onions that had come from China had been declared as margarine instead. The bureau said the seizure on Dec. 1 took place after a physical examination by a customs examiner witnessed by representatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-10, among others. The examination came with Elvira Cruz, District Collector […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has seized P9 million worth of smuggled agricultural products in Subic. In a statement, the bureau said the shipment of 3×40 containers with fresh red onion was seized last June 14. The shipment arrived at the Port of Subic on May 29 and had been declared as fresh yellow onions. The shipment consigned to Gingarnion Agri Trading was later found to lack a Sanitary and Phytosanitary Import Clearance […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs on Friday, June 11, seized what it said were P38.1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes. According to the bureau, the 1,090 master cases of cigarettes were discovered at the Manila port following a physical examination of a shipment consigned to Green Nature Alliance Ventures. A master case contains more or less 10,000 cigarettes. The bureau did not say what was declared instead in the shipment or what prompted […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has seized P20 million worth of smuggled luxury vehicles. In a statement, the bureau said the Ferrari F430 Scuderia, Mercedes Benz SLK 55 AMG and Mercedes Benz E220 were discovered after a physical examination of a shipment that had been declared as used truck parts. The shipment from Japan was consigned to JLFDM Consumer Goods Trading. According to the bureau, 33 bales of used clothes were used to […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has intercepted P10.6 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga City. According to the bureau, the over 300 cases of cigarettes were seized in an anti-smuggling operation on board MB Princess Amina, off the waters of Barangay Sinunuc on April 15. The operation was conducted following a tip from an informant about the smuggled cigarettes on board the vessel, which had departed from Jolo, Sulu for Zamboanga City. […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs in Zamboanga City has destroyed P50 million worth of smuggled cigarettes. In a statement, the bureau said the 1,278 master cases and 513 reams were seized in separate anti-smuggling operations since December 2020. This is the first condemnation activity of the bureau’s Zamboanga port in 2021, after the three condemnation activities in 2020. The previous year’s condemnation activities resulted in the destruction and disposal of P254 million worth […]
(Eagle News) — Around P50 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were intercepted by Customs authorities in Cagayan de Oro. The Bureau of Customs said the cigarettes housed in two container vans arrived at the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental on February 14. They had been declared as furniture and were consigned to LMRC 418 Direct Import Export Corp. “Through the receipt of a derogatory information about the shipment, a Pre-Lodgement Control Order […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has turned over seized and forfeited storage devices and video tapes, among other items, to the Optical Media Board for disposal. The bureau said the 30 boxes of video tapes, 2,400 One Time Password devices, sim cards and blank bank cards were given to the OMB on October 29. Most of them came from Hong Kong and China, and were concealed in vacuum cleaners and speakers. Customs personnel at Clark […]
