The Bureau of Customs (BOC) stated Sunday it has confiscated greater than P1 billion value of smuggled agricultural merchandise for the reason that Marcos administration began.
In a Super Radyo dzBB interview, BOC spokesperson Arnaldo dela Torre Jr. stated the company is repeatedly implementing its marketing campaign in opposition to agricultural smuggling, in step with the directive of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
“‘Yung accomplishment natin simula dumating ang ating Presidente at pag-assume ng position ng ating Commissioner, ‘yung na-accomplish niya ay nagkaron na tayo ng 96 seizures ng mga agricultural products or in total is mahigit P1 billion ang nakuha natin kung ito ay nakalabas,” he said.
(Our accomplishment since the President and our Commissioner assumed their posts is that we already had 96 seizures of agricultural products worth more than P1 billion if they were released in the market.)
Dela Torre said the BOC’s newest interception of smuggled agricultural merchandise occurred within the Port of Subic whereby frozen carrots, and pink and white onions from China have been discovered inside container shipments declared as in any other case.
Dela Torre stated the strategies on how these commodities have been being shipped have already innovated.
“Nakikita siguro ng mga nagtatangka na mura ‘yung pagkakakuha nila ng agricultural products sa bansang China and para ipalusot sa ‘tin. Ganoon kalakas ang loob nila,” dela Torre stated.
(Those who’re smuggling could have seen that they’ll get agricultural merchandise cheaply in China and so they have a lot braveness to course these merchandise by way of us.)
“Nu’ng nagkaron tayo ng inspection… ‘yun pong naka-deklara ay halos kalahati talaga ng laman ng container, at ‘yung kalahati, kapag hindi ka nag-inspect talaga ng 100% ay merong nakasingit na mga agricultural products,” he added.
(When we did the inspection, we discovered that half of the contents of the container contained the merchandise that have been declared. Unless we examine 100%, you wouldn’t discover that there have been agricultural merchandise inserted within the different half.)
Marcos, who sits because the concurrent Agriculture secretary, earlier warned that the federal government will go after people concerned in agricultural smuggling. —KG, GMA Integrated News
