MANILA – The Bureau of Customs – Enforcement and Security Service (BOC-ESS) has seized more than PHP2.5 billion worth of illegal drugs in the first quarter of the year. In a news release Saturday, the BOC said its enforcement unit recorded PHP2.52 billion in dangerous drug seizures from 214 operations nationwide from Jan. 1 to […]
Read MoreMANILA – More than PHP112 million worth of illegal drugs were seized from a Malaysian at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 in Parañaque City over the weekend. The Bureau of Customs reported Monday that inspectors discovered approximately 16.526 kilograms of suspected shabu concealed in the checked-in luggage. The suspect was subjected to […]
Read MoreMANILA – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted a foreign passenger carrying suspected shabu at the arrival area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Friday. In a statement on Saturday, Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno said the passenger, a German national, who arrived on a connecting flight from Addis […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — More than P6 million worth of high-grade marijuana, or “kush,” hidden in a rolled runner rug was seized by anti-narcotics operatives at the Port of Clark in Pampanga, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Wednesday. According to the BOC in a statement, the drugs were seized from a shipment that came from […]
Read MoreThe Bureau of Customs – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) intercepted an inbound parcel containing P480,400 worth of illegal drugs at the airport last January 16. “The parcel, declared as accessories and candies, was subjected to physical examination after exhibiting suspicious indicators. Inspection revealed approximately 320 grams of dried marijuana (kush) with an estimated street […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Twenty-six inbound packages at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) cargo facility were found to contain P109.8 million worth of shabu (crystal meth), the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said. In a statement on Friday, BOC said the parcels were discovered in three styrofoam boxes declared as e-commerce packages arriving from Hanoi, Vietnam. […]
Read MoreAuthorities have uncovered an estimated P1.18 billion worth of smuggled goods, including disposable vapes, vape pods, and other contraband in a warehouse in Valenzuela City. The vape products alone were valued at approximately P320,069,900, including the excise taxes that should have been collected by the government, according to a statement released by the Bureau of […]
Read MoreThe National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested two individuals for their alleged involvement in the resale of P270 million worth of seized contraband cigarettes in Capas, Tarlac. This developed as the Bureau of Customs (BOC) assured Sunday that “heads will roll” if reports are proven that some of its personnel are involved in the […]
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