BoC intensifies anti-smuggling drive in 2019

THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) has intensified its anti-smuggling campaign in 2019, seizing P20.58-billion worth of smuggled goods, mostly counterfeit items, illegal drugs and tobacco products.

In a report to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd, the BoC said it also filed criminal cases against 345 importers and 75 customs brokers last year in line with Dominguez's directive for the bureau to step up its campaign against smuggling.