Tag: Bureau of Customs (BOC)
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BOC-Clark seizes shipments of high-grade Marijuana resin concealed as candies
Clark Freeport zone– The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Clark, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the Customs Anti-Illegal Drug Task Force (CAIDTF), the X-ray Inspection Project (XIP), the Enforcement and Security Service (ESS), and the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS), confiscated two (2) shipments containing a total of…
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DA, BOC seize P136-M agri products, cigarettes from China, Taiwan
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday confiscated around PHP136.58 million worth of smuggled agricultural products and cigarettes at Subic Port in Zambales. In an interview, DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the intensified collaboration led to the seizure of illegal agricultural products. “It’s…
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BOC foils P350K worth cannabis-infused vape smuggling attempt
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE– The Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted a shipment from the United States containing P350,000 worth of cannabis-infused vapes at the Port of Clark. According to a report, the shipment arrived on August 26, 2024, and was declared as “Home Decor Lift Top End Table with Charging Station and Wheels, Sofa Side Table…
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BOC seizes P10.5-M smuggled fuel in Bataan gas station
BATAAN – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported the seizure of PHP10.5 million worth of smuggled fuel in a compound in Bataan province. Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP), Enforcement and Security Service (ESS) and the National Bureau of Investigation-Anti-Organized and Transnational Crime Division (NBI-AOTCD) seized the contraband fuel in an operation…
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BOC foils smuggling of 146K liters of unmarked fuel
BATAAN – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said it intercepted the attempt to smuggle a total of 146,000 liters of unmarked fuel amounting to millions of pesos in Mariveles, Bataan on Saturday. The bureau also impounded the motorized tanker used to transport the fuel, according to a press statement. BOC-CIIS Director Verne Enciso said the…
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Romualdez warns rice hoarders, smugglers of prosecution
MANILA – House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday called on the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to send rice smugglers and hoarders to jail for committing a “heinous crime” against the poor by keeping this Filipino food staple out of their reach through price manipulation. Romualdez made the call as he joined the BOC…
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BOC seizes P4-M shabu concealed in bread toasters
MANILA – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday said it has seized over PHP4.24 million worth of shabu hidden in two bread toasters in a shipment at the Port of Clark. In a report Wednesday, the BOC Port of Clark said it uncovered 614 grams of shabu on June 27 after a shipment from…
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Farmers will suffer if seized sugar given for free — Palace
MANILA – The government has decided to sell confiscated smuggled sugar at affordable prices rather than give them out for free as this could result in an artificial drop in price that may affect small sugar farmers, Malacañang said Tuesday. In a statement, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) confirmed that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.…
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Gov. Ebdane: ‘Proper mining regulation vital’
IBA, Zambales —Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. reiterated his call for proper regulation of mining operations in Zambales after a shipload of nickel laterite ore mined in Candelaria town and bound for China was seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for lack of an export permit and environmental compliance certificate (ECC). Ebdane said businesses, particularly…
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Subic Bay Freeport–As the Bureau of Customs (BOC) continuously strengthens its border security efforts, the Port of Subic (POS), in coordination with the Department of Agriculture (DA), intercepted container shipments of agricultural products believed to be smuggled. Port of Subic District Collector Maritess Martin issued Alert Orders on Dec. 1 against the shipments of Veneta…
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