DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Customs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) intercepted a parcel containing approximately 32 kilograms of shabu with an estimated street value of PhP218,484,000 at the Paircargo Warehouse, Pasay City. The shipment was declared as “machinery muffler” from Zimbabwe and underwent rigorous profiling by the Customs Intelligence and Investigation […]
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Customs Davao intercepts Php17 million smuggled cigarettes
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Custom port of Davao intercepted 454 cases of smuggled cigarettes with an estimated value of P17,025,500.00 in Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato. The Customs said the operation was carried out with the personnel with the Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao (NFEM) on December 3, but the BOC reported the incident on […]
BOC foils smuggling of 146K liters of unmarked fuel
DAVAO CITY —– The Bureau of Customs (BOC) claimed it intercepted a total of 146,000 liters of smuggled and unmarked fuel amounting to millions of pesos in Mariveles, Bataan on Saturday. In a press statement, the agency revealed that they also impounded the motorized tanker used to transport the fuel, according to a press statement. […]
Authorities intercept methamphetamine worth P25.3 million, arrest Malaysian passenger at NAIA
MANILA – In a continued effort to combat illegal drugs, the Bureau of Customs (BOC), specifically the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) branch, in collaboration with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG), successfully apprehended a Malaysian traveler who arrived from Madagascar via Addis Ababa on Ethiopian […]
Customs charges rice traders for alleged smuggling
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Customs filed four (4) criminal complaints against three (3) rice traders on Friday, September 29, 2023, following recent seizures and investigations in various warehouses in Bulacan. However, the agency did not reveal the names of the respondents of the cases. It can be recalled that sometime in August 2023, […]
P18M cocaine found inside airline passenger’s luggage
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) stationed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport arrested a passenger after authorities found P18-million worth of cocaine concealed inside her luggage, the agency reported on Friday. The incident happened on August 24 at the terminal 3 from Addis Ababa via Ethiopian Airlines ET 664, according to the […]
Customs uncovers 57k sacks of imported sugar in Quezon raid
DAVAO CITY — Another big haul of hidden sugar was uncovered by the operatives of the Bureau of Customs inside a warehouse in Quezon City on Saturday which yielded around 57,000 sacks of sugar from Thailand estimated to cost P285 million. The BOC in a statement released on Saturday, revealed that the Customs Intelligence and […]
Customs in NorMin seizes P15M veggies from China
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Five container vans declared as an ingredient in food production were flagged and confiscated by the Bureau of Customs-10 (BOC-10) authorities Thursday, July 7, 2022, the agency said Friday. Oliver Valiente, Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) field chief for Northern Mindanao, said the imported products which came from China […]
New BOC-10 collector orders destruction of P21 million imported vehicles, parts
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Just a few hours after she was installed as the new Bureau of Customs-10 (BOC-10) district collector, lawyer Elvira Cruz’s first order of business was to lead in the destruction of imported vehicles estimated to be worth P21 million Friday, June 18. Cruz, who replaced John Simon, took her oath […]
Shipped coffee and kids toys hid P23M party drugs
DAVAO CITY — Bureau of Customs personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) discovered P23.5-million worth of party drugs declared as coffee and kids toys in a parcel. The BOC NAIA personnel uncovered and confiscated the seven (7) packages containing a total of 13,824 tablets of Ecstasy with an estimated street value of P23,500,800 […]
Customs intercepts misdeclared $15,700 dollars at NAIA
DAVAO CITY — Bureau of Customs personnel at Ninoy Aquino International Airport intercepted on July 10, a parcel that contained $15,700 US dollars (PHP 776,826) mis-declared as “personal documents” from Durham, USA, in FedEx Warehouse, Pasay City. In a statement, the BOC said the foreign currency was discovered through a comprehensive x-ray scan and 100% […]
Shipped personal effects turned out smuggled watches worth P1.1million
DAVAO CITY —- The Bureau of Customs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport intercepted the smuggled watches and commercial goods declared as personal effects worth P1.1-million. The discovery was made on June 30, but the BOC issued the statement only on Thursday, July 2. The seized commercial goods were part of a consolidated shipment from […]
Customs confiscates P5-M worth of PPE and Alcohol
DAVAO CITY — Government authorities led by Bureau of Customs raided on Friday raided a store on Friday, March 26, suspected of selling overpriced Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), alcohol and other medical supplies worth P5-million. Armed with a letter of authority (LOA), elements of the BOC-CIIS and PCG raided the Binondo store at 9:20 in […]