The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized an estimated P18 million worth of allegedly smuggled red and white onions at the Port of Cagayan de Oro (CDO), it reported on Thursday, July 28. (Photo courtesy of Bureau of Customs) The shipments that arrived at the CDO port were consigned to a certain Primex...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda on Thursday, July 21, expressed support for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call against agricultural smuggling, as he emphasized the need for Congress to use its legislative powers to fix the “systems, processes, and policies” that will help in the...
A team composed of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel seized an estimated P1.5 billion worth of various smuggled goods, fake luxury items, and cigarette-manufacturing materials from a warehouse located in Valenzuela City, authorities revealed Friday,...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized P6 million worth of misdeclared fresh white onions consigned to Silver Pop Dry Goods Trading at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) as a fresh wave of anti-smuggling efforts aim to prove the agency’s commitment to protect the country’s borders....
Top officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) are in the list of suspected smugglers or protectors of smuggling of agri-fishery products worth P667.5-million from 2019 to 2022. The list was submitted to President-elect Ferdinand ‘’Bongbong’’ R. Marcos Jr....
The Bureau of Customs - Port of Zamboanga (BOC-POZ) has seized P9.6 million worth of smuggled cigarettes from a fishing boat traversing the waters of Manalipa, Zamboanga City, authorities reported Friday, June 24. (Photo courtesy of Bureau of Customs - Port of Zamboanga) The BOC-POZ, through its...
Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza felt compelled to warn the incoming Marcos administration Wednesday, June 1 about a certain group of power players in the Bureau of Customs (BOC) that could "sabotage". Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza In his privilege speech Wednesday--the last...
The Bureau of Customs, through the Manila International Container Port-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (MICP-CIIS) and Enforcement and Security Service (MICP-ESS), together with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) inspected a warehouse in Valenzuela City for suspected smuggled...
Anti-narcotics operatives arrested a Taiwanese national and his alleged Filipino cohort on Monday, May 16 after they yieldsed P 3 million worth of ketamine in a controlled delivery operation in Makati City. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) identified the suspects as Taiwanese Cheng...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Clark turned over a total of P4,850,440 worth of shabu, high grade marijuana (kush) and other illegal substances to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 3 Office in San Fernando, Pampanga. In a statement, the PDEA Region 3 Office said it received...
In pursuit of transparency and border security, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) revealed Friday, April 22, that it lodged 30 criminal and administrative charges against erring importers and customs brokers who profusely violated customs laws, rules and regulations. Bureau of Customs The BOC, through...
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda thinks that the Department of Justice (DOJ) should push the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to be more aggressive in prosecuting cases of large-scale agricultural smuggling. Rep. Joey Salceda (Photo from Joey...
