The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been recognized by a famous signature brand for its anti-smuggling efforts that have led to the confiscation of millions worth of fake items imitating their luxury products. LV APPROVES -- French fashion brand Louis Vuitton cites the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on June...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has finally disposed of the P75 million worth of smuggled cigarettes that were seized at the Mindanao Container Terminal last January, the agency said Tuesday, June 15. CRUSHED TO A PULP-- More than 135,000 reams of smuggled cigarettes amounting to P75 million were...
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...
For the government to have a coordinated effort on its fight against fuel smuggling, the Department of Energy (DOE) has batted for ‘reconciliation of data’ among all relevant government agencies so they can also harmonize strategies on how to fend off that lingering menace in the industry. To...
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...
Smuggled frozen meat and seafood products amounting to P100 million were uncovered from 12 reefer containers, which were parked at a vacant lot in Navotas City, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Friday, May 28. COLD CATCH-- Various smuggled frozen goods worth P100 million from four different...
The Philippine government has seized P100-million worth of smuggled food products coming from countries such as China and Germany. This is despite the country’s existing ban on pork and poultry products coming from China, and on imported pork coming from Germany. Photo from the Department of...
Four smuggled luxury sports cars were found hidden behind bales of used clothing or "ukay-ukay" in a cargo from Japan at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). LUXURIOUS CATCH -- This Mercedes Benz SLK sports car was among the four luxury vehicles uncovered by BOC agents from a shipment...
Various seized goods such as counterfeit cigarettes and smuggled cars worth P763 million were destroyed by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) via backhoe-thrashing. CRUSHED--Seized smuggled and counterfeit items amounting to P763 million were disposed off by the Bureau of Customs. (Photo courtesy of the...
Some P16 million worth of smuggled meat ended up in the hands of Bureau of Customs (BOC) operatives over the weekend, the agency said in a statement Sunday, May 9. Yielding the contraband during an operation on Friday, May 7 was a storage facility located in Navotas City. Seized were frozen peking...
Instead of paper products, boxes of cigarettes amounting to P20.37 million was found in a shipment from China which was transported to the country through the Port of Manila, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Saturday, May 8. SMUGGLED CIGARETTES FOILED -- A shipment only declared as papers but...
