The Bureau of Customs (BoC), through the Intelligence Group (IG) and the Manila International Container Port-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS), discovered a misdeclared and undervalued Lamborghini Aventador in a physical examination in its port, it revealed Friday, March 25.
The discovery of the smuggled luxury vehicle stemmed from an information received by the IG which alerted the MICP-CIIS Field Station for a possible smuggling attempt.
An alert order was immediately issued by District Collector Romeo Allan Rosales through the request of the Field Station against the subject shipment. This led to an inspection of the shipment last March 23.
Based on its shipping documents, the shipment arrived last February 23 from Hong Kong and is consigned to JRQ Car Trading. It was misdeclared as one unit of brand new Lamborghini Huracan.
The estimated value of the seized luxury vehicle is P45,000,000.00.
A warrant of seizure and detention shall be issued against the shipment for violation of Section 1400 concerning Section 1113 of Republic Act 10863 or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA).