Over P107M worth of smuggled cigarettes seized at Port of Davao
MANILA, Philippines — Smuggled cigarettes amounting to more than P107 million were seized at the Port of Davao, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported Tuesday.
In coordination with authorities from the BOC Intelligence Group (IG) and Enforcement Group, the BOC-Port of Davao seized four 40-footer containers that contained illegally imported cigarettes valued at Php 107,414,676.74.
Citing intelligence reports, BOC said the first two containers arrived at the Davao International Container Terminal (DICT) on July 10 and were said to contain 2,180 boxes of brand-new tissue papers.
However, subsequent information received from IG and EG led to the issuance of a Pre-Lodgment Control Order (PLCO) after discovering that no goods declaration was lodged by the consignee, Golden Aark Enterprises, and that there could be possible misdeclaration of the said commodity, BOC said.
The containers were subsequently inspected and yielded misdeclaration of goods as 1,205 boxes Astro Branded Cigarettes and 942 boxes of YS filter cigarettes were discovered and seized on July 14.
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