The Bureau of Customs implements Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 37-2021, with subject “Mandatory Geotagging of Photos and Videos taken by Customs Personnel in the Exercise of Customs Police Authority and Other Customs Operations”, effective on 13 December 2021.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Davao, through its Sub-port in Dadiangas, and the Philippine National Police (PNP) General Santos City Police Office (GSCPO) has again intercepted 739 reams of illicit cigarettes valued at Php 369,500 at Purok Wal, Brgy. Tambler, General Santos City, November 28, 2021.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Davao, through its Sub-port in Dadiangas, and the Philippine National Police (PNP), Regional Intelligence Division XII and Libungan Municipal Police Station intercepted 4,710 reams of various branded cigarettes valued at Php 2.35 million at Libungan, North Cotabato on November 26, 2021.
The Bureau of Customs – Port of NAIA (BOC – NAIA), the Philippine Drug enforcement Agency (PDEA), and NAIA Inter-agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG) seized 9,160 tablets of Ecstasy (“Party Drugs”) at the Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC) in Pasay City.
In line with the Bureau’s mandate to strengthen efforts against smuggling and prevent the entry of illegal goods, the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Zamboanga destroyed approximately PHP300 million worth of smuggled cigarettes on December 15, 2021 in a customs-rented warehouse in Brgy. Baliwasan, Zamboanga City.
The Bureau of Customs – Port of NAIA, on December 03, 2021 headed by District Collector Carmelita M. Talusan, though its Auction and Cargo Disposal Division (ACDD), and law firms representing luxury and authentic brands, conducted joint verification of subject abandoned items in the NAIA Conference and Exhibit Room in Pasay City.
As part of the Bureau of Custom’s (BOC) commitment to border protection, the BOC together with the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) on December 14, 2021 inaugurated the BOC-AMLC Coordinating Center.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Cebu seized forty-two (42) containers of mature coconuts, a banned export product, last Saturday, December 11, 2021.
Consistent in protecting the borders against illegal drugs, the Bureau of Customs – Port of Clark, in coordination with PDEA, CAIDTF, ESS, XIP and CIIS, uncovered and seized 15 packs of High Grade Kush Marijuana with an estimated value of Php 675,000.00 and arrested the claimant in Malate, Manila in a controlled delivery operations on December 13, 2021.
Manila, Philippines, November 2021 – In conformance with the Bureau of Customs’ commitments to the ASEAN, several Customs Officials composing the Philippine Delegation recently attended the 35th Meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Customs (CCC), which took place via Video Conference from 23-25 November 2021, chaired by Collector Wilnora L. Cawile, Head of the External Affairs Office.
