Tag: smuggling

Trade Secretary Lopez, several others face technical smuggling, estafa raps

Lopez also charged with plunder for alleged preferential treatment given to Korean company (Eagle News) — The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption on Thursday filed criminal charges against Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez after he allegedly gave preferential treatment to a car manufacturer that led to the government losing P1.1 billion in taxes and Customs duties. Also charged with technical smuggling and estafa were six officials of Hyundai Asia Resources Incorporated, three high-ranking officials of Hyundai […]

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President Duterte leads destruction of P61-M worth of smuggled luxury vehicles

  President Rodrigo Duterte led the destruction of P61.626 million worth of smuggled luxury vehicles at the Port Area in Manila on Tuesday, February 6. The Chief Executive noted that smuggling has been going on for centuries already. “Itong smuggling na ito, this kind of racket has been going on again and again, and again, over a period of centuries. Well, it has to stop,” he said. Duterte explained that putting the luxury cars into […]

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Australian gran escapes death in Malaysia drugs case

by Patrick Lee Agence France-Presse SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (AFP) — An Australian grandmother who said she was tricked into carrying drugs into Malaysia after falling for an online romance scam was Wednesday cleared of trafficking, a crime punishable by death. Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto wept and hugged her son after being found not guilty of smuggling crystal methamphetamine, a rare outcome in a country where hundreds of people have been sentenced to death for drugs […]

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Lacson files graft, economic sabotage raps vs Faeldon, 9 others

(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday filed economic sabotage and graft raps against former Bureau of Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon and several others over the alleged smuggling of rice valued at $680,000 through the Cagayan de Oro port. Lacson also charged National Food Authority Administrator Jason Aquino; lawyer Tomas Alcid, former district collector of the Port of Cagayan de Oro; lawyer Geniefelle Lagmay, customs liaison officer to NFA of the Office of the […]

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President Duterte: Gov’t building case vs Trillanes over offshore bank accounts

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said the government was building a case against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV—whom at one point he called “crazy”— over his alleged offshore bank accounts. According to the President, the amount in these accounts was less than the required amount to raise red flags. He said Trillanes–who also has a      “(disbursement acceleration program) problem” — maintains these offshore accounts with other Chinese. “Even if he signs […]

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President Duterte defends son-in-law vs Trillanes’ accusations; says estranged wife of son Paolo “not a Duterte”

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday defended his son-in-law from Senator Antonio Trillanes’ allegations he was linked to the alleged Davao Group involved in illegal transactions with the Bureau of Customs, while disowning the estranged wife of his son Paolo who was being linked to smuggling activities. According to the President, Mans Carpio, the husband of his daughter Davao Mayor Sara Duterte, was seen in the BoC headquarters because he was a lawyer […]

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Faeldon gets back at Lacson; claims senator’s son involved in cement smuggling

(Eagle News) – Former Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon accused Senator Panfilo Lacson of being irresponsible when he “destroyed” his and his men’s reputation at the Bureau of Customs, and claimed that the senator’s son was involved in the smuggling of cement in the country. In a press conference in Taytay, Rizal on Thursday, Faeldon claimed that “Bon Journo,” a company connected to Panfilo Lacson Jr., son of the senator, was the “number one smuggler of cement […]

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Corrupt customs officials get bribe money of more than Php 270 million a day — P98.5 billion a year, says Lacson

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bribery at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) continues as revealed by Senator Panfilo Lacson. The senator pointed out that this is the reason why Php 6.4 billion worth of illegal drugs was able to enter the country. Lacson also revealed the so-called “3 o’clock habit” which is the giving of bribes to Customs officials every Friday. Lacson said that each bribe is worth Php 27, 000 to Php 30, […]

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Authorities seize more than P1 billion worth of shabu in Valenzuela warehouse

(Eagle News) — More than P1 billion worth of shabu was seized by authorities over the weekend, the National Bureau of Investigation said on Monday. The 505 kilograms of shabu worth P1.5 billion were seized in a raid held by the Bureau of Customs, the NBI, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Valenzuela police in a brokerage warehouse in Valenzuela City on Saturday. According to the NBI, the operation was based on information received […]

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Batas laban sa smuggling hiniling na ipasa na

Ang pagkakaroon ng batas na nagdedeklarang economic sabotage ang mga kaso ng smuggling ang nakikitang paraan ng isang grupo upang masolusyunan na ang tila hindi matapos tapos na problema sa pagpapasok ng mga iligal na kontrabando sa bansa Kaya naman inaasahan ng Samahan ng Industriyang Agrikultura (Sinag) at ng Abono Partylist na tuluyan nang maging batas ang pagpapataw ng mas mabigat na parusa at ideklarang economic sabotage ang kaso ng smuggling sa bansa. (Agila Probinsya […]

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