The Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted shipments from the United States and Thailand containing P10.15 million worth of marijuana resin and high-grade marijuana, the agency reported Tuesday. The BOC–Port of Clark said it seized four shipments from California and Thailand following derogatory information provided by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). “All four shipments were […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and other government agencies seized suspected smuggled cigarettes worth over P1.7 billion concealed in 24 containers from Cebu. The BOC, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) conducted the operation after the NBI provided intelligence information. The BOC said the cigarettes were […]
Read MoreMANILA – A Filipino passenger arriving from Bangkok, Thailand, was apprehended at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on Thursday after authorities discovered suspected marijuana concealed in his checked-in baggage. According to initial information from the Bureau of Customs (BOC), the illegal substance, locally known as “kush,” weighed 8.91 kilograms and had an estimated street […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Misdeclared agricultural and illicit goods worth approximately P136.9 million have been uncovered by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) at the Port of Manila, the agency said on Tuesday. “These included agricultural products such as rice and sugar with an estimated value of ₱18.134 million, as well as intellectual property rights (IPR)-infringing goods […]
Read MoreMANILA – 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. […]
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