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P362-M smuggled veggies destroyed

Several allegedly smuggled luxury cars worth P500 million were discovered in two showrooms in Quezon City and Pampanga in separate operations conducted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday, Oct. 21. Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN According to BOC, they received a report that the luxury cars

UNCOVERED. A Customs officer looks at two luxury cars discovered during an inspection of a showroom in Quezon City on Thursday (Oct. 21, 2021). The owners of the vehicles were given 15 days to present proper importation documents to avoid seizure and forfeiture, pursuant to Section 24 of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA). (Photo courtesy of BOC) MANILA - Authorities discovered luxury cars and motorcycles worth around PHP500 million in separate inspections of two showrooms in Quezon...

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) announced Wednesday, Oct. 20, that it has seized and eventually destroyed six machines that were used to manufacture fake cigarettes in a ceremony held in Porac, Pampanga. The Bureau of Customs Port of Aparri destroys six fake cigarette-making machines and other items

Authorities seized more than P15 million worth of shabu concealed in clothes that were imported from Malaysia at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Bureau of Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo B. Guerrero said a total of 2,300 grams of shabu were discovered which have a street value of P

(Photo courtesy of BOC-NAIA) MANILA - The Bureau of Customs-Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) on Tuesday seized 2.3 kilos of shabu worth PHP15.64 million concealed in two shipments discharged at a warehouse in Pasay City. In a statement, the bureau said the packages were imported from Malaysia and were declared as "clothing and pieces of cloth". However, after a full physical examination, the subject shipments were found to contain white crystalline substances, whic...

BoC files charges against trading firms and brokers for garlic & onion smuggling

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—Some P15 million worth of fresh vegetables shipped from China were confiscated here on Thursday for violation of import regulations on fresh produce. The shipment was initially flagged on October 13 by authorities here for non-compliance with the approved sanitary and phytosanitary import clearance (SPS-IC) on temperature requirement…

ILLEGAL SHIPMENT. Authorities inspect on Thursday (Oct. 14, 2021) fresh vegetables from China that were confiscated for violation of customs and agriculture laws. SBMA Senior Deputy Administrator for Operations Ronnie Yambao, SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma, Subic BOC District Collector Marites Martin, and Agriculture Assistant Secretary for Economic Intelligence Federico Laciste Jr. (left to right) conducted the inspection. (Photo courtesy of SBMA) SUBIC BAY FREEPORT - Some PHP15...

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed criminal charges against four trading firms and their brokers for their alleged involvement in the smuggling of onions and garlic from China amounting to more than P22 million. Charged for violation of Republic Act No. 10863, otherwise known as the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act…