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, Customs agents uncovered … [Read more...] about Customs charges rice traders for alleged smuggling
Rice smuggling in PH
3 boatloads of ‘smuggled rice’ seized in Zamboanga
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Authorities have seized three wooden-hulled ferries loaded with smuggled rice off this city, an official disclosed early this week. Lieutenant Noriel Ramos, Zamboanga Coast Guard Station commander, disclosed that the vessels were intercepted in a joint law enforcement operation around 6:50 p.m. Saturday near the shore of Barangay Baliwasan, this … [Read more...] about 3 boatloads of ‘smuggled rice’ seized in Zamboanga
P67.9-M smuggled rice shipment intercepted off Zamboanga Sibugay
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines -- The Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), through the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (Navforwem), apprehended a Mongolian-registered ship loaded with some PHP67.9 million smuggled rice off Zamboanga Sibugay. Rear Adm. Rene Medina, Navforwem commander, said the vessel, M/V Diamond 8, was intercepted during a counter-action operation 15 nautical … [Read more...] about P67.9-M smuggled rice shipment intercepted off Zamboanga Sibugay
