The Bureau of Customs on Monday announced the seizure of at least 18 container vans loaded with smuggled red and yellow onions from China worth P77 million. READ MORE:
Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio and other Customs officials inspected the containers over the weekend upon the request of Manila International Container Port – Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service chief Alvin Enciso after his office received derogatory information about the shipments from its country of origin.
Rubio said his agency remain committed to the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to protect the country’s borders against any form of illegal importation of goods, especially agricultural products.Late last month, MICP-CIIS men also intercepted shipments of smuggled onions, sugar, and cigarettes worth more than P104 million in Manila North Harbor.
Also on Monday, the Department of Agriculture said it has confiscated about P40 million worth of misdeclared agricultural products at Subic Port. In the House, Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto said he believed government officials can find funds for building more cold storage facilities in the same manner they were able to raise capital for the Maharlika Fund.
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