The Bureau of Customs (BOC), through the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Intellectual Property Rights Division (CIIS-IPRD), seized IPR-infringing goods worth Php590 million on May 10, 2022.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC), through its Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Intellectual Property Rights Division (CIIS-IPRD), alongside with the National Bureau of Investigation – National Capital Region (NBI-NCR), seized counterfeit items and other products on 02 May 2022 for failure of the owners to comply with the Department of Trade and Industry’s safety standards. The counterfeit goods found were estimated at Php 78,000,000.00

The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Cebu seized 300 cylinders of Refrigerant Gas containing Trifluoromethane, an identified alternative to ozone-depleting substances last 11 May 2022.

The Bureau of Customs – Port of Clark, together with the Customs Anti-Illegal Drug Task Force (CAIDTF), Enforcement & Security Service (ESS), Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS), X-ray Inspection Project (XIP) & Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), remains committed to protecting the country’s borders against the entry of illegal drugs as it arrested claimants of seized 1,200 grams of Ketamine with a total street value of Php 6 million last May 17, 2022.

As part of the agency’s drive to curb smuggling and dispose of overstaying containers, the Bureau of Customs-Port of Subic destroyed illicit cigarettes and overstaying containers of assorted household goods and personal effects on May 12, 2022.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Cebu successfully hosted the Collectors’ Conference at Jpark Island Resort and Waterpark Cebu, Lapu-Lapu City last Friday, 06 May 2022. In attendance were Commissioner Rey Leonardo B. Guerrero and the Bureau’s Deputy Commissioners, Directors, Division Chiefs, and District Collectors.

To foster better coordination and partnership, the Bureau of Customs – Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA) on April 2022 conducted a governance sharing activity with the Philippine National Police Intelligence and Foreign Liaison Division- Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-IFLD-DEG).

Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) signed the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Enlistment of Deputized AMLC Financial Investigators (DAFIs) of the BOC, and administered the oath-taking of deputized AMLC officers as BOC Enforcers on May 11, 2022, at the OCOM Conference Room, OCOM Building, Port Area, Manila.

The Bureau of Customs prevailed against the owner of the seized and forfeited barge containing prohibited used oil at the Port of Surigao.