The Bureau of Customs-Port of Clark, together with the Customs Anti-Illegal Drugs Task Force (CAIDTF) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), arrested the claimant of Ketamine worth P2,120,000.00 on May 18, 2023.

As part of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) strengthened campaign against illegal drugs, BOC Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), in collaboration with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG), apprehended a passenger found with cocaine concealed inside his luggage.

In its ongoing efforts to promote and advance the trade facilitation agenda among relevant stakeholders, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) National Trade Facilitation Champions recently partnered with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) to explore electronic trade data exchange.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the US Embassy-Manila Special Operations Command Pacific INDOPACOM Augmentation and Philippines Information Team convened on May 18, 2023, for a consultative meeting. The meeting aimed to explore potential areas of cooperation, intensify border control, and strengthen the relationship between the two agencies.

The BOC Port of Clark busted an attempt to smuggle 1,028 grams of High Grade Marijuana or Kush Marijuana worth P1,696,200.00 on May 5, 2023.

The Bureau of Customs-Port of Clark, together with the Customs Anti-Illegal Drugs Task Force and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), arrested two claimants of methamphetamine hydrochloride, or “Shabu,” worth P1,055,010.00 on May 15, 2023.

The Bureau of Customs – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA), together with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG), has uncovered a stash of shabu concealed inside an abandoned luggage at NAIA Terminal 1 on May 17, 2023.

Customs professionals from the Post Clearance Audit Group (PCAG) and representatives from major ports and airports convened at the recently concluded Post Clearance Audit Summit, which took place from May 10 to 12, 2023. The summit served as a valuable platform for in-depth discussions, focusing on crucial topics such as risk management, data analytics, and post clearance audit techniques.

A joint operation by the Bureau of Customs (BOC), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Philippine Navy (PN), Philippine National Police (PNP) Maritime Group, and local PNP resulted in the seizure of an estimated 1,350 kilolitres of smuggled diesel fuel worth P54 Million from twelve compartments of the vessel “MV Veronica-1” at the Sub-port of Sual.