Gummy candies and vape items with cannabis? That is what the joint operations of the Bureau of Customs NAIA (BOC-NAIA), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG) found out as agents seized these items last Monday, Jan. 31, in...
The Bureau of Customs seized some P30 million worth of counterfeit medicines, including popular paracetamol brands, amid the reported shortage of supply especially in Metro Manila. The counterfeit medicines were packed in cartons printed with Chinese characters. They were found in two storages at...
COVID-19 shows need to boost production of medical tools in Asia The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that it is time for a more diverse medical diagnostics market in Asia, with sustainable local production to meet the local health needs. This was underscored by health and technology experts in a...
The anti-smuggling unit of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) raided a warehouse in Malabon that resulted in the seizure of approximately P4.72-million worth of smuggled agricultural products. Seized during the warehouse raid in Catmon, Malabon were imported vegetables like broccoli, carrots and red...
Two employees of the Bureau of Customs were arrested in an entrapment operation after they were accused of extorting money from an importer in exchange for the release of a shipment. Based on the report, Zosimo E. Bello and Salvador V. Seletaria were reportedly demanding P300,000 from an importer....
The Bureau of Customs has discovered fake items that were allegedly smuggled into the country during an inspection in a warehouse in Binondo, Manila. Among the items found were Dior Facemasks, Jeep Caps, Hello Kitty Pajamas and Baseus Electronics. The items were confirmed to fake which is in...
Agents of the Bureau of Customs confiscated some P362 million worth of various smuggled agriculture products in Zambales. The smuggled items were inside 60 40-foot container vans that were inspected by agents of the BOC-Port of Subic on Monday. BOC Commissioner Rey Leonardo B. Guerrero said the...
Revenue collection from imported rice increased this year despite decline in the price of the staple food in the world market, the Department of Finance (DOF) reported Thursday, Oct. 21. Based on the Bureau of Customs report submitted to the DOF, the agency collected P14.3 billion in rice duties...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) confiscated some P9 million worth of smuggled agricultural products in a raid in a warehouse in Valenzuela City. The joint team from the MICP-CIIS and PCG (Manila International Container Port-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (MICP-CIIS) and operatives of...
An estimated P50 million worth of cosmetic products, frozen seafood and red onions were seized in a raid in a warehouse in Meycauayan, Bulacan, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) disclosed on Monday, Oct. 11. BOC-2 The operation stemmed from a report about smuggled products being stored in n a warehouse...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) expressed hope on Monday, Oct. 11, that the agreement it signed with the Bureau of Customs would put an end to the smuggling of agricultural products into the country. Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar, left, discusses a point during an online...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have forged an agreement to implement a new set of measures against the entry of smuggled agricultural commodities into the country. Agriculture Secretary William Dar and BOC Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero signed the agreement...
