BUREAU of Customs (BoC) operatives seized a shipment of smuggled e-cigarettes (vapes) and other products worth P4.8 billion in a raid on a warehouse in Manila.
BUREAU of Customs operatives seized a shipment of smuggled e-cigarettes and other products worth P4.8 billion in a raid on a warehouse in Manila.Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio said on Monday that the amount of smuggled products recovered in a Binondo warehouse was one of the biggest so far by operatives of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port .
'The team found boxes of copyright-infringing goods from luxury brands like Dior to popular characters for kids such as Hello Kitty and Spiderman. Based on the initial inventory of these counterfeit items, we peg the market value to be around P4.8 billion,' he added.There were also school supplies of popular characters such as Hello Kitty, Spiderman and Disney, aerosols, cosmetics, and tools.Pending the final inventory of the goods, the BoC team padlocked and sealed the storage areas.
Nets P4.8B In Hot Items In Binondo Raid
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