Customs Nabs Smuggled Mercury, Medicines from China

Operatives of the Bureau of Customs Intelligence Group apprehended a total of seven container vans containing various smuggled items from China at the Manila International Container Port on Tuesday (December…

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Customs wraps-up 2014 with sale of more smuggled rice

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is set to auction over 4,600 Metric Tons of smuggled rice, the bulk of which were seized shipments of trading firms linked to David Tan.…

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Customs Stuns G-Shock Smugglers with Court Charges

Six persons face smuggling-related cases filed by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for attempting to sneak-in a total of 413 Casio G-Shock watches through Balikbayan Boxes. The watches have a…

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Customs slaps smuggling raps on Starcraft

Another top rice importer faces smuggling-related charges filed by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for bringing in rice without government permits. Four separate complaints were filed by BOC Acting District…

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Smuggling raps filed against illegal rice trader

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) filed smuggling-related complaints against the owner of Medaglia De Oro Trading and nine Licensed Customs Brokers for importing rice without the required import permit from…

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Authorities seize anti-anxiety drugs

The Bureau of Customs, in partnership and cooperation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, seized two “balikbayan boxes” filled with 8,152 unbranded blister packs, or a total of 81,529 caplets…

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Intercontinental Grains in hot water for illegal rice imports

Importing rice without the prerequisite import permit from the National Food Authority (NFA) prompted the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to file smuggling-related cases against representatives of Intercontinental Grains International Trading,…

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Customs’ anti-smuggling campaign scores

Courts junk petitions, uphold sentence for traders The Bureau of Customs (BOC) scored a major victory against smuggling as the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) junked the petitions of the…

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Customs intensifies drive against technical smuggling

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) intensifies its campaign against smuggling as it continues to seize undervalued, misdeclared, and misclassified shipments coming into the country. “Our findings show that eight out…

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Smuggling raps slapped vs Silent Royalty

The Bureau of Customs filed smuggling-related complaints at the Department of Justice against representatives of Silent Royalty Marketing for importing rice without valid import permits. The cases stems from the…

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