MANILA, Philippines — A motor tanker and several lorry trucks loaded with smuggled fuel worth at least P128 million were seized by operatives of the Bureau of Customs (BoC) at the Subukin Port in San Juan, Batangas.
MANILA, Philippines — A motor tanker and several lorry trucks loaded with smuggled fuel worth at least P128 million were seized by operatives of the Bureau of Customs at the Subukin Port in San Juan, Batangas.
This is a critical and significant seizure because we need to make sure, as the agency at the forefront of border patrol, that only tested and safe fuel gets to our markets,' Rubio said.Customs Intelligence and Investigation Services Director Verne Enciso said that the vessel's captain, Adolfo Jabines Tindoy, was found hiding on the ship deck when the team boarded the tanker.
Seizes Tanker Trucks Carrying P128-M Smuggled Fuel
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