Authorities discovered more than P100 million in allegedly smuggled agricultural products in separate operations in Malabon and Manila.
According to a report by Nico Waje on “24 Oras Weekend,” The Bureau of Customs , Criminal Investigation and Detection Group , and Philippine Coast Guard raided a cold storage facility in Barangay Catmon, Malabon City and found over 250,000 kilos of onions, garlic, legumes, and other agricultural products stored at the facility.According to the BOC, they received a tip that the produce was smuggled.
“We have seen na mga indicators na mukhang ‘di po siya dumaan properly o legally through the port,” said BOC Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service Field Station Chief Alvin Enciso, noting that the products' packaging had no labels.However, the facility's Plant Manager, George Ong, said that the facility operated legally and the products were legitimately imported from China.
“Actually dumating ‘yang mga imported na ‘yan nandito yung Custom. Nakabantay yan samin 24/7 like yung import permit and business, and so on,” explained Ong. Meanwhile, the documents that would prove that the produce was legitimate had yet to be presented, so the cold storage facility was sealed by the authorities.But if the produce was proven to be smuggled, authorities would confiscate the agricultural products.Meanwhile, authorities also raided and temporarily sealed a storage facility in Manila with over P50 Million worth of agricultural products.
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