A huge haul of smuggled cigarettes--over P38 million--recently fell in the hands of the Bureau of Customs-Manila International Container Port (BOC-MICP), the agency reported on Sunday, June 13. (Photo from BOC) The shipment, which was issued a pre-lodgement control order by MICP District Collector...
The Bureau of Customs - Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA) has cleared the three latest importations of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines totalling 3,074,410 doses, which arrived between June 9 and 10. (Photo from BOC) The first importation consisting of 111,150 doses of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccines arrived...
Same scheme, same failed result. Three smuggled luxury vehiclesreportedly hidden behind used tires--were uncovered anew at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) in what has now become a familiar modus operandi, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Thursday, June 10. SAME MODUS Another shipment...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said is it now coordinating with the Department of Health (DOH) for the first importation of the United States (US)-made Pfizer vaccines to Visayas and Mindanao. Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. (Luis Acosta / File photo / AFP ) The two agencies held a series of...
More than 300,000 containers have been scanned since January this year as part of the move to further improve the services of the Bureau of Customs (BOC). In a statement, the BOC said reported that it recorded a huge increase in scanned containers in May alone. "The X-ray Inspection Project (XIP)...
A warehouse in Baclaran, Parañaque City was found to have P2 billion worth of counterfeit goods ranging from signature branded clothes to beauty products, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said. FAKE, FAKE, FAKE-- Various imitations of signature branded footwear and clothing, as well as counterfeit...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) revealed Saturday, May 29 that the package meant for actress Bela Padilla, which came all the way from Spain, has been released. Bela Padilla (MANILA BULLETIN) The package, which contained shoes that were gifted to Padilla by a Spanish company, was finally delivered via...
Dozens of smuggled small wildlife species--stuffed inside toy boxes--have been discovered by Bureau of Customs-Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA) inspectors, the Manila Bulletin learned on Saturday, May 29. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The parcel reportedly came from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Department of Health (DOH) are bracing for the expected influx of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in the coming weeks. COVID-19 vaccines being handled upon their arrival at NAIA. (Ariel Fernandez / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The BOC welcomed on Thursday,...
Agents from the Bureau of Customs - Port of NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) have seized a total of 2,032 pieces of live ornamental plants for not having the required plant quarantine permit prior to the items' importation. (Photo from the BOC) A statement from BOC-NAIA on Monday, May 24...
Some P30 million worth of smuggled cigarettes from China have been uncovered by Bureau of Customs (BOC) agents from boxes of footwear, the agency bared on Tuesday, May 25. UNCOVERED-- A shipment of smuggled cigarettes worth P30 million from China was intercepted at the Mindanao Container Terminal...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) agents have intercepted a tanker truck loaded with around 30,000 liters of unmarked diesel during a spot inspection in Mariveles, Bataan. GOTCHA-- A tanker truck carrying around 30,000 liters of unmarked fuel was intercepted on May 21,2021 during a spot inspection in...
