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…

Provincial jail now records biometric data of inmates, visitors

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/30/2016

The Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) is now equipped with a new computerized jail management system to get inmates’ profile as well as biometrics data and database of jail visitors. The system aims to curtail…

Illegal trade of exotic, native birds

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/28/2014

Even exotic and native birds are being smuggled. Six white Umbrella Cockatoos, which make their home in the forests of Indonesia, were part of a batch of ten wild birds seized in Talisay City where two men…

Computerization is new Custom chief’s focus

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/28/2014

By the end of the year, all port entry transactions should  be posted online  in the website of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to promote transparency. In his first visit at the Port of Cebu yesterday, newly…

New Customs chief inspects Cebu port

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/27/2014

Newly installed Customs Commissioner John Sevilla checked the 1,630 unclaimed container vans at the Cebu International Port during his first Cebu visit since his appointment, this Monday morning. Dismantled cars, used tires, used clothing and water purification…

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