Court convicts Customs 'fixer' Mark Taguba, 3 others over P6.4-B shabu shipment

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Court convicts Customs 'fixer' Mark Taguba, 3 others over P6.4-B shabu shipment
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A Manila court has convicted Customs "fixer" Mark Taguba and three others in connection with a P6.4-billion shabu shipment from China in 2017.In an 89-page consolidated decision, the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 21 found Taguba; Eirene Tatad, a consignee of the shipment; warehouseman Fidel Dee; and businessman Dong Yi Shen guilty for importation, receipt and facilitation, and misdeclaration under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act.

According to the court, Dong had engaged Taguba in the scheme and paid him P190,000. He also handed him the list of goods to be declared to the BOC. The court said that Taguba has links to Dong and Tatad. It said Taguba received a Bill of Lading from Dong and other shipping documents to be submitted to the BOC through Taguba’s broker. Taguba was also the one who delivered the container to the warehouse, the court said.

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