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Press Release: Continuing Efforts to curb smuggling, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) through the Manila International Container Port's (MICP) Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) on May 26, 2021 apprehended a misdeclared shipment of red onions.
Through information gathered through intelligence efforts the shipment which originated from China and was consigned to a certain Potanion Trading and was subjected to 100% physical examination which were witnessed by members of CIIS Enforcement and Security Service's Customs Anti-illegal Drugs Taskforce (ESS-CAIDTF), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Chamber of Customs Brokers Inc. (CCBI).
The shipment was originally declared as yellow onions but was later discovered to contain 60% red onions which was estimated to have a value of Php 3 Million.
A warrant of seizure and detention was issued against the shipment for the violation of Section 1113 and Section 1401 of RA 10863 also known as the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA)
MICP under the leadership of BOC Commissioner Rey Leonardo B. Guerrero remains committed to curb unscrupulous activities of those who illegally import goods into the country profiting from the demands of consumers especially during these trying times.
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