BOC finds overpriced, imported rice in 2 warehouses

Marlon Ramos, Tina G. Santos 09/18/2023

Authorities inspected warehouses in Las Piñas City and Cavite suspected of storing smuggled rice and selling it above the prescribed price range. According to the Bureau of Customs (BOC), rice products from Vietnam, Thailand, and China, with…

2 extortion suspects fall into trap with P11 million from PAL

Philippine Daily Inquirer 03/19/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A former district collector of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and an ex-consultant to Philippine Airlines (PAL) have been arrested for allegedly extorting P11 million from the flag carrier to import jet fuel. The…

BOC seizes P5.7-M ‘shabu’ hidden inside buttons

TIna Santos 02/28/2023

Drug traffickers are finding more creative ways to hide illegal substance. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Clark has seized around P5.7 million worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride, or “shabu,” concealed inside dress buttons. According to the…

Manila, Malabon warehouses raid yields P135-M worth of imported onions, garlic

Princess Faith Argosino - @inquirerdotnet 02/18/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) confiscated around 300 tons of imported onion and garlic in separate raids of warehouses in cities of Manila and Malabon.…

BOC seizes P23.8-M worth of smuggled refined sugar from Hong Kong

Daphne Galvez 01/14/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized over P23.8 million worth of smuggled refined sugar from Hong Kong at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) amid the agency’s crackdown against the smuggling of agricultural…

Gold luck! BOC stunned to find gold jewels worth P80M on plane toilet

Jean Mangaluz 11/19/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Call it a case of “gold luck.” On Thursday night, during a routine check, agents from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) were stumped to find a hoard of gold jewelry worth an estimated P80…

Smuggled ammunition, sex toy from US intercepted in Cebu port

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/12/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A smuggled sex toy and more than 100 rounds of ammunition were confiscated in a port in Cebu by Customs officials. The Bureau of Customs in the Port of Cebu (BOC-Port of Cebu)…

Fuel marking yields P60.2B revenues for BOC in Q1

Ben O. de Vera 04/19/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) collected P60.2 billion in import duties and other taxes slapped on oil products during the first quarter, on the back of a 4.7 billion liters of marked fuel. In a…

Close to 5 kg of shark teeth seized at Mactan airport

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Bureau of Customs in Cebu (BOC – Cebu) seized close to five kilograms of shark teeth last August 31, 2021. BOC, in a press statement issued on Monday, September 6, reported that…

P150-M unregistered face masks, shields seized

Tina G. Santos 05/09/2021

The Bureau of Customs has seized estimated P150 million worth of unregistered personal protective equipment, including masks and face shields, from a warehouse in Binondo, Manila. Customs agents found several boxes of unregistered Aidelai masks and Heng…

Gov’t keeps tight watch on pork imports

Ben O. de Vera 02/23/2021

While allowing more pork imports in a bid to arrest elevated domestic prices caused by a supply lack, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to be on the lookout for smugglers…

Cebu Customs destroys 5 smuggled luxury, vintage vehicles

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Five smuggled luxury and vintage vehicles were destroyed on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, in Cebu as part of the ceremonial founding anniversary of the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Officials from BOC-Cebu led the destruction in…

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