The Bureau of Customs (BOC) foiled the attempt to distribute smuggled onions, sugar, and cigarettes to the local markets following a series of inspections that led to the discovery of the contrabands at the Manila International Container Port (MICP).
BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio said the sm
(Courtesy of BOC) MANILA - Eight shipments from three countries in Asia yielded PHP104 million worth of imported agricultural products and cigarettes during a recent series of inspections by the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service - Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) chief Alvin Enciso confirmed on Saturday that the shipments - five from China, two from Hong Kong, and one from India - contained misdeclared and undeclared red and white onions, sugar, and cigarettes. In a statement, Enciso said the shipments arrived between Dec. 29, 2022 and Feb. 10 and were examined on Feb. 17 and 23 after the issuance of Alert Orders, based on the derogatory information received by the CIIS-MICP. The three consignees of the shipments, who were not identified, would be asked to present the proper importation permits. Without such documents, the BOC will implement seizure and forfeiture proceedings. The case records will be forwarded to the bureau's Ac
The Bureau of Customs reported yesterday it has discovered P104 million worth of alleged smuggled onions, sugar and cigarettes during a recent inspection conducted by the BOC’s Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port on eight shipments from China, Hong Kong and India.
Around P150 million worth of agricultural products were seized in separate raids on 24 warehouses in Malabon and Manila as the Bureau of Customs (BOC) further stepped up the campaign against smuggling.
The raids conducted on Friday, Feb, 17, came barely a week after BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Rub
Intelligence agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized more than P90 million worth of cigarettes and sugar believed to have been smuggled into the country following an inspection on container vans at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) on Friday, Feb. 17.
Newly-installed BOC Commissi