BoC seizes P117M agri products, illegal drugs

By William B. Depasupil

Mar 14, 2023 12:52 am

MORE than P117 million worth of smuggled agricultural products and drugs were seized by operatives of the Bureau of Customs (BoC) in separate operations at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) and the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio on Monday led the inspection and seizure at the MICP of 18 container vans of red and yellow onions worth at least P77 million. They were misdeclared as pizza dough and fishballs.

Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio, with District Collector Arnoldo Famor, spearheaded the inspection of eighteen (18) containers suspected to contain misdeclared red and yellow onions on March 10 at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). Photo Bureau of Customs PH

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