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.

Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga – The Port of Clark, together with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Customs Anti-illegal Drugs Task Force (CAIDTF) apprehended the claimant of a shipment containing 1,808 grams of Shabu worth P12,475,200.00 last May 11, 2023 in Mandaluyong City.

Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio recently met with American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) of the Philippines Executive Director Ebb Hinchliffe to discuss various issues and concerns affecting American and Philippine businesses in the country.

As part of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) strengthened anti-illegal drug campaign, the BOC – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), with Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), and NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG) arrested a claimant after discovering poppy pods with seeds inside a parcel on May 9, 2023, at the Central Mail Exchange Center, Pasay City.

Region XI’s law enforcement agencies convened to coordinate their efforts on the prosecution, investigation, and case-building against smuggling.

The Bureau of Customs, Collection District XII hosted the discussion at its Customshouse in Sasa, Davao City, as part of Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio’s priority agenda to curb smuggling.

The Bureau of Customs-Legazpi has welcomed its first-ever fuel importation, which arrived aboard MV Peninsula XI at the Port of Pasacao, Camarines Sur on May 8, 2023. The vessel is carrying 5,076,234 liters of Gasoil consigned to Jetti Petroleum Inc.

The Bureau of Customs Port of Zamboanga (BOC-POZ) intercepted a motorized wooden watercraft marked as “NADZ” loaded with 126 master cases of undocumented cigarettes worth PHP 4.4 million on May 5.

The Bureau of Customs Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), and NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG) intercepted outbound express cargo containing suspected dangerous drugs, which were concealed and misdeclared as eyelash sets, electric hair dryers, and electric hairbrushes on May 8, 2023, at the DHL Express Gateway Warehouse in NAIA.