More than P500M counterfeit and smuggled goods seized at Manila
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) seized more than Php 500 million worth of counterfeit and smuggled goods in different areas of Manila in a two-day operation (October 2 and 3, 2014), the CIDG Director said. Police Director Benjamin B. Magalong stated that the operations conducted by the detectives of the Anti-Fraud and Commercial Crimes Unit (AFCCU-CIDG), headed by PSSUPT Bartolome Bustamante, along with the representatives of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPO PHL) , Bureau of Customs (BOC) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), were covered by a Warrant of Seizure and Detention issued by General Mendoza of the Bureau of Customs wherein the said governmental agency has the authority to seize and forfeit products as vested by the Tariff and Customs Code.
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