The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Cebu foiled an attempt to release 60 bales of used clothing or “ukay-ukay” concealed in a shipment of household goods and personal effects on Aug. 23.

The Bureau of Customs –Port of Clark in Pampanga province, Customs Anti-Illegal Drug Task Force (CAIDTF), Enforcement & Security Service, Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service, X-ray Inspection Project, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), intercepted 535.6 grams of Ketamine valued at P2.67 million hidden under polycarbonate sheets on August 18.

A composite team of agents from the Bureau of Customs Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service, the Enforcement and Security Service-Quick Response Team of the Manila International Container Port, and Armed Forces of the Philippines, inspected the La Perla Sugar Export Corporation sugar warehouse in Quezon City on Aug. 23.

The Bureau of Customs-Port of Cagayan de Oro, together with representatives of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police and Sugar Regulatory Administration, conducted a surprise inspection of the Crystal Sugar Company Inc. sugar warehouse in North Poblacion, Maramag, Bukidnon province on Aug. 23.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has already reached its August revenue collection target of P58.849 billion even before month’s end, the latest in a series of outstanding achievements of the agency since the start of the year.

The Bureau of Customs-Port of Zamboanga (BOC-POZ) confiscated P3M worth of smuggled cigarettes found on board a truck in Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay province on Aug. 23.

A shipment of processed chicken meat that entered the country without sanitary and import permits was intercepted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Aug. 17.

The Bureau of Customs Sub-port of Puerto Princesa in Palawan province has destroyed 207 boxes and 3,507 reams of smuggled cigarettes valued at P5.3 million.

A shipment of methamphetamine hydrochloride, commonly known as shabu was held by a team led by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), leading to the arrest of a South African courier at the NAIA in Pasay City on August 19.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Subic in Zambales province has detained the M/V Bangpakaew on Aug. 18 following a tip that it contained sugar contraband.