SMUGGLED. Officers of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) inspect smuggled frozen pork and poultry products at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) on Monday (June 27, 2022). The shipments worth PHP85 million were initially declared as containing hotpot balls and steamed buns. (Photo courtesy of BOC-MICP) MANILA - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Tuesday said it has intercepted an estimated PHP85 million worth of illegally imported pork and poultry products at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). Customs Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence Raniel Ramiro said the consignee Jeroce Consumer Goods Trading and its broker Gilber Gucilatar Lopez will face smuggling cases and other appropriate charges for the five misdeclared shipments that arrived on June 15. Customs agents witnessed the 100 percent examination of five 40-foot containers on Monday at the MICP and found them to contain goods. "The shipments underwent 100 percent examination and we
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has impounded an estimated P85 million worth of illegally imported agricultural and poultry products from entering the country. In a statement, the BOC said the agriculture products, which arrived on June 15, were intercepted at the Manila International Container Port (M
SMUGGLED. Frozen poultry products worth PHP124 million are found in two shipments that arrived from China last week, confirmed the Bureau of Customs on Saturday (June 25, 2022). They were misdeclared as hotpot soup balls and steamed buns. (Photo courtesy of BOC) MANILA - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Saturday reported that it stopped the entry of PHP124 million worth of misdeclared agricultural products last week. The BOC said in a statement that the shipments of frozen poultry products came from China and were consigned to Daniry Consumer Goods Trading (PHP75 million) and Jeroce Consumer Goods Trading (PHP49 million). Daniry declared the shipment as hotpot (soup usually containing seafood and pork meat) balls while Jeroce declared steamed buns. "Derogatory information received by Intelligence Group and Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) that above-mentioned shipments were suspected to contain misdeclared agricultural products," CIIS Director Jeoffrey Taci
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has confiscated some P124 million worth agricultural products that were attempted to be smuggled into the country. In a statement, the BOC said the agricultural products were consigned to Daniry Consumer Goods Trading and Jeroce Consumer Goods Trading, adding that they a