Court asked to allow disposal of seized fuel

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan: A government prosecutor has asked the court to issue a clearance to the Bureau of Customs (BoC) for the disposal of the smuggled diesel fuel that it had seized from an oil tanker last May to allay fears of an oil spill at Sual Bay in Sual town.

Lawyer Rod Pino of the BoC legal service, prosecution and litigation division also asked the court to order the inspection of the ship and its diesel fuel cargo, and the taking of samples of the smuggled diesel with the participation, as witnesses, of the accused, consignee, vessel owner, media, and other interested parties.