Intelligence and investigation agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized more than P150 million worth of fake apparel and other items following an inspection on a warehouse in Imus, Cavite on Thursday, Dec. 15. BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the operation conducted by the Customs...
Agents of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) discovered more than P131 .9 million worth of frozen foods during an examination of three container vans that came from China. BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon...
Operatives of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) confiscated some P150-million worth of fake COVID-19 antigen test kits, face masks, medicines as well as counterfeit products during a raid in a warehouse on Friday, Jan. 21 in a warehouse in Manila. The operation led to the arrest of the storage owner, a...
Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Manila International Container Port (MICP), backed with government's anti-narcotics operatives, seized some 15 kilos of shabu during a buy-bust in Caloocan City. The operation also resulted in the arrest of Randy Rafael, according to the MICP report....
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...
Four luxury yachts worth P120 million were found allegedly operating as transport services and events place in Manila with no permit for local use, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Monday, August 23. LUXURIOUS CATCH -- Four luxury yachts moored at the Manila International Container Terminal worth...
Counterfeit luxury brand items, "ukay-ukay" (used clothing), and undocumented face masks worth P2.3 billion were recently uncovered from a warehouse in Mayzan, Valenzuela City, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said. FAKE!-- Various counterfeit bags and clothes bearing brands such as Nike, Louis Vuitton,...
Onions and ice cream are two ideas that should never mix--unless you're an enterprising smuggler. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) bared Wednesday, June 30 that P10 million worth of red onions were found hidden inside ice cream containers from two shipments originating from China. The shipments 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...
Another three smuggled luxury cars hidden behind bales of used clothing or "ukay-ukay" have been discovered by Bureau of Customs (BOC) agents at the Manila International Container Port (MICP), the agency said Thursday, June 3. DEJA VU-- Three smuggled luxury vehicles hidden behind "ukay-ukay" were...
A shipment of onions amounting to P3 million was seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) due to alleged misdeclaration. MISDECLARED ONIONS -- A shipment of onions from China valued at P3 million was seized at the Manila International Container Port...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is investigating the alleged smuggling of cigarettes into one of its economic zones in Cavite. PEZA Director General Charito “Ching” Plaza said in a statement that on January 18, 2021, the Manila International Container Port (MICP) apprehended 2x40...
