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(Photo courtesy of BOC) MANILA - Authorities seized smuggled agricultural products worth PHP9 million from a warehouse in Valenzuela City last week, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Wednesday. In a statement, Customs Deputy Commissioner Raniel Ramiro said a joint team from the Manila International Container Port-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (MICP-CIIS) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Task Force Aduana led the operation at the warehouse owned by Morehouse Marketing i...

(Photo courtesy of BOC-NAIA) MANILA - Bureau of Customs (BOC) officers at the Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) seized in Pasay City on Wednesday a shipment containing around PHP6.5 million worth of ecstasy tablets from Germany. In a statement, the bureau said the contraband was concealed in a parcel covered with tarpaulin sheets at the Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC). Initial examination revealed two improvised pouches which contained a total of 3,865 hexagon tablets and sku...

Printing machinery imported sans clearance seized in Cebu

(Photo courtesy of BOC) MANILA - Authorities have seized assorted smuggled goods worth PHP50 million in Bulacan province last week, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Monday. In a statement, Customs Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence Raniel Ramiro said the operation by personnel from the Manila International Container Port-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (MICP-CIIS) and the Philippine Coast Guard in a warehouse in Barangay Bahay Pare, Meycauayan, Bulacan on October 7 yielde...

Customs seizes used printing machinery from Japan

SEIZED. Authorities seize food supplements and cosmetic products in a raid at a warehouse in Valenzuela City on Oct. 1, 2021. The BOC said these products do not have the necessary permits from the FDA. (Photo courtesy of BOC) MANILA - Authorities have seized imported cosmetic products and food supplements in a recent raid at a warehouse in Valenzuela City, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Tuesday. In a statement, the BOC said personnel from the Manila International Container Port (MICP), ...

(Photo from BOC) MANILA - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Monday reported the seizure of a vessel that was discharged from a carrying vessel that arrived at the Port of Manila (POM) from the Port of Iloilo. In a statement, the bureau said an operation by Enforcement and Security Service (ESS) personnel resulted in the apprehension of MV Long Xiang 8 on September 28. The vessel was discharged from the carrying vessel M/V AAL KOBE. It was discovered that the vessel was not included in the manifest-...

Personnel of the Bureau of Customs at the Port of NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) seized some P29 million worth of imported medicine which is believed to be helpful in treating the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). photo: BOC-NAIA Based on the report, the six shipments containing 146,64

National Bureau of Investigation (2) More than P1.3 billion worth of alleged illegally repacked imported cigarettes have been seized from a warehouse in Olongapo City where two Malaysians were also arrested, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) announced on Friday, Aug. 27. In a st

A brand new motor grader that was supposed to value more than P2 million was seized at the Port of Cebu after it was misdeclared as used equipment, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Thursday, Aug. 26. FOILED! -- A prized brand new motor grader was intercepted at the Port of Cebu after it was disco