The Presiding Judge of the 3rd Municipal Circuit Trial Court (MCTC) of Orion-Pilar, Bataan convicted four (4) individuals on Sept. 9 who were found transporting smuggled rice in Orion, Bataan.

The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) expressed its full support and cooperation with the Bureau of Customs in curbing money laundering and terrorist financing in the country, as announced in a meeting between AMLC Executive Director Matthew David and Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz on Sept. 6.

Bureau of Customs, Port of Davao, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency XI (PDEA), Seaport Interdiction Unit, and the Davao City Police Office (DCPO), intercepted a luxury car misdeclared as used automobile parts in a joint physical examination conducted on September 1, 2022.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) surpassed its target collection for the 8th consecutive time this year.

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.