The Bureau of Customs (BOC) through the Intelligence Group and the Manila International Container Port (MICP), seized smuggled carrots consigned to Silverpop Dry Goods Trading with an estimated value of Php 4 million. This was the result of the physical examination conducted on June 14, 2022 at the designated examination area of the Port.
As part of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) strengthened anti-illegal drug campaign, BOC Port of NAIA and Philippine Drug Enforcement agency (PDEA), NAIA Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-DITG) intercepted a shipment of cocaine bound for export.
In a virtual ceremony held last June 02, 2022, the Bureau of Customs (BOC), through the NSW Technical Working Group (NSW-TWG), together with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (United Nations ESCAP) formally launched the Philippines’ Readiness Assessment for Cross-Border Paperless Trade.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC), through the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Intellectual Property Rights Division (CIIS-IPRD), CIIS-Port of Clark, and the Port of Manila (POM), seized IPR-infringing goods with an estimated value of Php129 million on June 09, 2022 in Pampanga.
As part of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of NAIA’s mandate to secure the country’s border against the import and export of prohibited, regulated, and restricted goods, the Port of NAIA intercepted 198 various species of Tarantulas of different sizes, without the required permits, misdeclared as “Thermos Mug” at BOC-DHL Express Warehouse on June 07, 2022.
The relentless anti-illegal drug campaign of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) was recognized by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) during its 20th anniversary celebration on June 3, 2022 at Seda Vertis North Hotel in Quezon City.
As part of BOC-NAIA’s effort to ensure that Port of NAIA’s warehouses and facilities can accommodate all incoming importations, the Port on June 6, 2022 conducted condemnation proceeding on various abandoned and forfeited goods with estimated value of Php 4.605 Million.
The Bureau of Customs was recognized by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) on June 6, 2022 for its record-breaking seizures of counterfeit goods. The awarding took place at the Philippine International Convention Center, Metro Manila as part of the celebration of IPOPHL’s Silver Anniversary. Raniel T. Ramiro, Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence Group received the award on behalf of BOC.
