The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is considering donating the confiscated 42,180 bags of imported rice to some departments implementing government
The smuggled rice, amounting to P42 million, was seized during a raid at a warehouse in Barangay San Jose Gusu in Zamboanga City, BOC – Port of Zamboanga chief Benito Lontok said during the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City.
The BOC – Port of Zamboanga first inspected the warehouse on May 19 after receiving information that smuggled rice was being stored there. “That’s why we issued a warrant of seizure and detention, and eventually na-forfeit po iyong goods in favor of the government,” he said. The BOC – Port of Zamboanga on Sept. 1 issued an order of forfeiture due to the warehouse owner’s violation of the Customs Modernization
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