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(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs recently destroyed P215 million worth of counterfeit cigarettes and other items. The bureau said the 5810 cigarette cases and smuggled vegetables housed in 3×40 container vans were destroyed at a facility in Porac, Pampanga on Oct. 30. The condemnation, the bureau said, was spearheaded by the Port’s Deputy Collector for Assessment and Chief, Auction and Cargo Disposal Division, Maita S. Acevedo, and the Port’s Enforcement and Security Service and Customs […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed criminal charges against alleged smugglers of agricultural products. The bureau said charges were filed against Santo Nino Marketmarket Co. and the Navotas Fish Traders Association Market. The BOC said the one count for violation of Section 1401 (Unlawful Importation) of Republic Act No. 10864 or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) in relation to other sections of the act, Sections 3, 4, and 5 of R.A. […]
(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 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 […]
(Eagle News)–Thirty-six million pesos worth of smuggled cigarettes have been seized at the port of Manila recently, the Bureau of Customs said. The bureau said the fake cigarettes were seized from a 40-footer container on Aug. 28. The shipment arrived on Aug. 25, and was declared as cable connectors. The bureau said a pre-lodgement control order (PLCO) was issued against the shipment consigned to Trendlink Home Source Inc. on August 27 following a tip. After […]
(Eagle News)–Authorities have seized P8.8-million worth of smuggled items from the port of Manila, the Bureau of Customs said. In a statement, the bureau said the shipment, which arrived on June 20 from China, was intercepted on Aug. 26, following a tip. An alert order had been issued against it on July 7. The bureau said the shipment had been declared as a luggage trolly and a toothpaste holder, but a check showed it contained […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has seized over half a million pesos worth of smuggled rice from Myanmar. The bureau said the 495 bags of white rice were intercepted on Aug. 10 from the port of Cebu. This was made possible following a tip that a shipment that arrived from Kaohsiung, Taiwan on July 23 was loaded with imported rice. The Inward Foreign Manifest had declared the shipment contained personal effects of a […]
(Eagle News)–The Customs bureau said it has seized P186.9 million worth of misdeclared cigarettes from the Manila port. In a statement, the bureau said based on documents, the seven containers contained towels, school bags, bed sheets, non-woven bags and fabrics but were found to contain 6249 cigarette cases instead. The shipment had been declared as coming from China. According to the bureau, the haul marks the biggest seizure of cigarettes by the Manila International Container […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs on Friday, July 3, said it seized over P93 million worth of smuggled cigarettes at the Port of Subic. The bureau said the shipment–composed of three 40-foot containers–were declared as LED lights. The 3100 cigarette cases estimated at P93,090,000 were discovered after an X-ray and a physical examination of the containers. District collector Maritess Martin has issued a warrant of seizure and detention, while the consignee is subject […]
JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AFP) — An Indonesian man has been arrested for trying to smuggle 2,000 endangered pig-nosed turtles, police said, marking the latest wildlife-trafficking arrest as the Southeast Asian nation battles the vast trade. Authorities in Papua province said they seized 2,227 of the palm-sized turtles which were stuffed into boxes on a boat docked in the remote town of Agats. “Officers saw a port worker carrying three big boxes and got suspicious,” Papua police […]
(Eagle News) — The National Bureau of Investigation on Thursday, Jan. 24, filed charges against former Customs chief Isidro Lapeña and several others in connection with the shabu said to have been found in magnetic lifters last year. Lapeña, who is now the head of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, was slapped with administrative charges–for alleged dereliction of duty and grave misconduct—and criminal charges for graft over the illegal drugs that were allegedly […]
