Smuggling of spiderlings concealed in air parcel foiled

Ferdinand Patinio 11/20/2024

MANILA – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Clark has foiled the smuggling of 178 spiderlings hidden in an air parcel and declared as “hairclips” from Indonesia. In a statement on Tuesday, acting District Collector Jairus…

Police after 2 groups smuggling illegal drugs

Emmariel Ares 03/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police are currently monitoring the activities of two groups believed to be behind the smuggling of illegal drugs in Central Visayas. “Right now, we are monitoring at least two groups in Central Visayas.…

Coast guard in Cebu City seizes P1 million smuggled cigarettes in passenger ship 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Enforcers here seized over P1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes inside a passenger ship docked in Pier 1 last February 8. The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) reported on February 11…

BOC Port of Cebu beefs up security to prevent smuggling of illegal drugs

Doris C. Bongcac 10/22/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — In support of Governor Gwendolyn Garcia’s ‘all-out war’ against illegal drugs, the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Cebu is also trying to beef up security at the different ports under its jurisdiction. “The…

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)…

21,000 kilograms of smuggled chlorine seized in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/07/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Customs officials here confiscated drums of smuggled chlorine granules worth approximately P1.5 million.  The Bureau of Customs at the Port of Cebu (BOC-Port of Cebu) reported in a statement that they intercepted a…

Abueva: We don’t have a perfect facility

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 05/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The “smuggling” of contraband at the male dormitory of the Cebu City Jail is something that they continue to work on, says Jail Superintendent Jose Abueva. Abueva, who admitted that they do not…

…as he rejects proposal to legalize smuggling to curb the rice ‘crisis’

Inquirer.net 09/02/2018

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he is not in favor with Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol’s proposal to legalize all transactions related to rice, including smuggling, in order to address the developing rice crisis in the Zamboanga…

CPDRC smuggling contraband probe: 10 jail guards, 2 jail employees suspension lifted

Morexette B. Erram 11/24/2017

After a month since they were placed under preventive suspension for their alleged connivance with those involved in smuggling contraband into the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC), the 10 jail guards and two jail employees…

MAO BA?

MAO BA? 08/27/2017

FREEPORTS A PROPOSAL by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña for freeports across the country that would exempt payment for customs duties drew mixed reactions from netizens. Rey-Renee De Dios said, “This proposal from Mayor Tom is good…

Two ex-convicts caught smuggling shabu to inmates

Agnes Alpuerto, Rene Alima 07/08/2017

Two ex-convicts were arrested by police after they were caught smuggling shabu inserted between reams of cigarettes that they threw to inmates at the Cebu City Jail yesterday morning. Police found two small packs of shabu inserted…

Customs denies smuggling, claims Cebu is ‘rice smuggling free’

Calvin D. Cordova 06/07/2017

THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) Cebu office clarified yesterday that there was no shipment of smuggled rice at the Cebu port even as it reiterated that Cebu is “rice smuggling” free. BoC District Collector Elvira Cruz said…

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