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 […]
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Customs busted Php 141M shabu from the US
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Customs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on December 18, 2019 confiscated 20.8 kilos of methamphetamine or ‘shabu’ intercepted at the FEDEX warehouse in Pasay City The Bureau of Customs in a press statement said the illegal drugs were concealed in two parcels which were declared as speakers […]
Customs in Clark seizes 6.5-M worth of Shabu, 30ml Marijuana
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Customs-Port of Clark seized 1.026 kgs of Shabu worth P6.5 million from a shipment of aquarium filter from the Czech Republic and 30ml of marijuana on 3 December 2019. The shipment said to contain “external aquarium filter” but when it underwent non-intrusive examination, it revealed suspicious images which prompted […]
Customs foils misdeclared shipment of electronic waste
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Customs stationed at the Manila International Container Port (MICP), together with the Environmental Protection and Compliance Division (EPCD), uncovered last week one 40-footer container of misdeclared assorted electronic waste. The said shipment was consigned to Vision Restore and Equipment Corporation which arrived at the MICP on November 6, 2019 […]
5 ka langyaw’ng Insik nga tighimo ug pekeng label sa sigarilyo arestado
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Hulyo 1) — Sikop ang lima ka Insik nga gidudahang maoy nagpaluyo sa pag -imprenta sa mga pekeng marka sa kontrabandong sigarilyo. Sa operasyon nga gilusad sa Bureau of Customs niadtong Hunyo 25, didto sa dakbayan sa Valenzuela, naabtan sa operatiba sila si Kevin Tan, Alex Chan, James Sy, Tin Fu, Alyas […]
Customs confiscates 757 live tarantulas at NAIA
DAVAO CITY (April 7) — Bureau of Customs personnel stationed at the central Mail Exchange of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Monday, April 1, confiscated 757 live tarantulas. The Tarantulas are classified as endangered wildlife species. The confiscated items was worth P310,000, were gift-wrapped and hidden in the boxes of oatmeal and cookies. “The […]
Package from Canada contains illegal drugs ‘Ephedrine’
DAVAO CITY (March 21) — Customs personnel stationed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) intercepted a package from Ontario, Canada which yielded thirteen (13) bottles containing 650 tablets of ‘Ephedrine’ inside. The package was discovered in Central Mail Exchange Center on March 19, 2019. Ephedrine is a medication and stimulant. It is often used to prevent […]
Cebu Customs intercepts 4 luxury cars from japan
DAVAO CITY (January 7) — Authorities from Bureau of Customs Cebu City discovered four (4) of luxury motor vehicles inside a container from Japan which was misdeclared. The shipment imported by Kylemelan General Merchandise with office address at Malabon City arrived in the Port of Cebu last 19 December 2018 under Bill of Lading No. […]
Six BOC deputy commissioners quit posts
MANILA (November 20)– Six deputy commissioners of the Bureau of Customs and 14 other employees have resigned from their posts to provide the new Customs Commissioner Rey Guerrero with a free hand in appointing people under his command. “This is a sign of support and solidarity with the new Customs chief to let him choose […]
No ‘militarization’ of BOC: Guerrero
MANILA (October 31)— Newly-installed Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero assured that there would be no militarization of the bureau. “Let us correct the impression that there would be a militarization of the BOC. There will be personnel from the AFP that would support the BOC but that does not mean the BOC would […]
Military take over at Customs temporary-Palace
DAVAO CITY (October 30) — The military take over at the Bureau of Customs is temporary while the government fixes corruption issue in said office. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the President was doing the right move when he placed the BOC under the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), but said it is just […]
Duterte orders arrest of former Customs intel over link to alleged P6.8-B ‘shabu’ shipment
DAVAO CITY (October 24) —President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday ordered the arrest of a resigned Bureau of Customs (BOC) intelligence officer for allegedly allowing the entry P6.8 Billion worth of suspected “shabu” hidden inside magnetic lifters. Duterte was in the middle of his speech in Malacañang, when he ordered Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director […]
Customs seizes P16-M worth of smuggled onions
DAVAO CITY (September 22) — Again! the Bureau of Customs (BOC) uncovered and seized P16 million worth of smuggled onions from China at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said the red onions were hidden in 6 containers and were misdeclared as apples. The shipment arrived at the port last Aug. […]