SEIZED. Customs agents conduct an inspection of a warehouse in Valenzuela City on Wednesday (July 13, 2022). Authorities seized some PHP1.5 billion worth of smuggled goods and fake luxury items during the inspection. (Photo from BOC) MANILA - Customs officers and military troops seized some PHP1.5 billion worth of smuggled goods, fake luxury items, and cigarette-manufacturing materials from a warehouse in Valenzuela City. In a statement Friday, the bureau said the team armed presented on Wednesday a Letter of Authority (LOA) and Mission Order (MO) issued by Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero to the representatives of C Teknik Development Corporation located at 143 C.P. Gregorio St., Lingunan, Valenzuela City to inspect the warehouse. Upon inspection, the composite team of BOC, through the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) of the Manila International Container Port (MICP), and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) found an estimated PHP1.5-billion worth o
SMUGGLED. A Customs officer shows smuggled poultry products seized from a shipment examined at the Manila International Container Port on Wednesday (June 29, 2022). The shipment worth PHP30 million was initially declared as containing hot pot balls. (Photo courtesy of BOC) MANILA - Bureau of Customs (BOC) officers seized PHP30 million worth of smuggled poultry products at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) on Wednesday. In a statement Friday, Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero said the shipments that arrived in five 40-foot containers were initially declared as hot pot balls and consigned to Lycan Consumer Goods Trading. He said the shipments were seized after the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS)-MICP received "derogatory information" that the shipments contained frozen chicken products. Customs Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence Raniel Ramiro received the information, prompting the issuance of the Pre-Lodgement Control Orders (PLCOs
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized P6 million worth of misdeclared fresh white onions consigned to Silver Pop Dry Goods Trading at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) as a fresh wave of anti-smuggling efforts aim to prove the agency’s commitment to protect the country’s borders.
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(Photo courtesy of BOC) MANILA - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday reported the seizure of PHP6 million worth of misdeclared fresh white onions at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero said the shipment inside three 40-foot containers that arrived from China were apprehended on Tuesday. The shipments consigned to Silverpop Dry Goods Trading were initially declared as steamed buns from China. Guerrero, who had spoken against attempts to besmirch the reputation of the agency and its officials, said the operation is proof of the hard work and sacrifice by the BOC. "We are confident of the kind of work that we do, especially when it comes to stopping the smuggling of agricultural products. We take it very seriously. That is why we take an exception to allegations that the agency is doing less than stellar performance in ending agricultural smuggling," he said in a statement. Upon learning of the presence of the smuggled agricultu
BUSTED. Agents from the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) inspect cigarette-making paraphernalia and other tobacco products found in a warehouse along Tanza-Trece Martires Road in Trece Martires City, Cavite on Tuesday (June 28, 2022). Authorities seized around PHP256.5 million worth of tobacco products and other cigarette-making paraphernalia during the operation. (Photo courtesy of BOC) MANILA - Bureau of Customs (BOC) agents seized tobacco products and other cigarette-making paraphernalia worth around PHP256.5 million and arrested four Chinese nationals at a warehouse in Cavite province. In a statement Wednesday, Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero said the raiding team, composed of personnel from Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), found the items during an inspection at a warehouse along Tanza-Trece Martires Road in Barangay De Ocampo, Trece Martires