Biggest in PH history: BOC Zamboanga destroys P1.43B worth of smuggled cigarettes
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- 02 May 2023
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The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has destroyed some P1.43 billion worth of smuggled cigarettes, the biggest haul of cigarettes that were illegally sneaked into the country as the agency continuously intensify anti-smuggling activities.
BOC Commissioner Bien Rubio said the seized items involved a total of 19,419 cases and 667 reams of smuggled cigarettes that were destroyed cigarettes in a Customs-rented warehouse in Barangay Baliwasan, Zamboanga City on Friday, April 28.
“The BOC persistently exerts effort to curb smuggling in all forms. Condemnations and destruction of these smuggled items, along with filing of appropriate criminal charges, will continue in order to deter the citizenry from committing criminal acts of smuggling,” said Rubio.
Along with representatives from the Commission on Audit (COA), the local government unit, operating units from partner agencies, as well as other stakeholders, the BOC condemned the seized cigarettes worth P1,439,586,900 which were apprehended during various anti-smuggling operations in the Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi in the first quarter of this year.
During the condemnation, the cigarettes were drenched in water and repeatedly crushed by a payloader equipment in the presence of all partner agencies and stakeholders. READ MORE…
