It looks like this 2019 will be a
banner year for the Bureau of Customs (BOC).
Always tagged as the number 1 corrupt
government agency, it is now slowly doing what is expected of them, all thanks
to the leadership provided by Malacanang.
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| Some PHP11 million worth of smuggled cigarettes aboard a commercial ferry at the port of Zamboanga (photo credit to PNA) |
Custom officials were abe lto seize a
shipment of smuggled cigarettes worth PHP11 million aboard a passenger-cargo
ferry, in Zamboanga City.
The commercial ferry had just docked at
the local port from Jolo, Sulu, when they did the confiscation.
The successful seizure was made with
the help of an intelligence report that a commercial ferry loaded with assorted
smuggled cigarettes and illegal drugs had left Jolo, Sulu, en route to this
city. Lt. Commander Jimmy Vingno, Zamboanga Coast Guard Station commander said.
The smuggled goods consists of 158
boxes with an estimated market value of PHP11 million, which were concealed in
a compartment at the vessel’s engine room.
“The said boxes of imported cigarettes were reportedly mixed with alleged illegal drugs," the official said. Government officials also did a follow-up search yielded no illegal drug on board.
Vingno said no one has claimed ownership of the confiscated contraband.
“The said boxes of imported cigarettes were reportedly mixed with alleged illegal drugs," the official said. Government officials also did a follow-up search yielded no illegal drug on board.
Vingno said no one has claimed ownership of the confiscated contraband.
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