A sequence of raids performed over the weekend by the Bureau of Customs (BoC) and different authorities businesses yielded P120 million price of suspected smuggled poultry and seafood merchandise.
A group composed of personnel of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service on the Manila Worldwide Container Port (CIIS-MICP), Division of Agriculture-Inspectorate and Enforcement Workplace, Nationwide Meat Inspection Service and the Philippine Coast Guard raided seven warehouses and chilly storage amenities in Navotas Metropolis to implement the Letters of Authority signed by Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio.
CIIS-MICP chief Alvin Enciso on Sunday mentioned that they found varied poultry and pork merchandise in addition to fish.
Whereas a lot of the frozen seafood got here from China, there have been beef from Brazil and Australia, pork from the USA, and pork ears from Russia.
The warehouses had been quickly padlocked.
The new items can be inventoried and the homeowners can be requested to current importation paperwork or proof of cost.
Shipments with out correct paperwork can be seized.
Rubio lauded the raiding group.
“That is an impressive work by our legislation enforcement officers and our bureau personnel. I perceive how a lot effort and dedication it takes to examine all of those warehouses in simply sooner or later. It additionally goes to indicate how vital correct coordination is amongst authorities businesses as a result of these operations will not be attainable with out it,” he mentioned.
