Nd Operational Information Gathered From Various Sources The Coc Proves To Be Effective In Guarding Borders By Immediate Processing Of All And Ultimately Deterring Any Possible Violation Quot Addition News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana
(File photo) MANILA - Officials of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Tuesday denied their supposed involvement in agricultural smuggling in the country. "I vehemently deny the accusations against me on my alleged involvement in agricultural smuggling based on a supposed 'validated' list. Law enforcement agencies such as the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and the Philippine National Police (PNP) denied the release or submission of any Intelligence Report from their respective agencies allegedly implicating any BOC official in any smuggling activity," Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero said in a statement. The BOC chief's remarks came after he and several other officials of the bureau were named as alleged protectors and smugglers of agricultural products in a report of the Senate Committee of the Whole on Monday. Guerrero said the numerous accomplishments of BOC in its campaign against agricultural smuggli