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P60-M worth of misdeclared sugar, firecrackers seized at Subic port

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<p>More than 21,000 bags of Thailand refined sugar and over a thousand boxes of firecrackers were seized by the Bureau of Customs on Friday.</p><p>BOC Commissioner Rey Guerrero said the smuggled sugar and firecrackers came from Hong Kong and arrived at the Subic Port last March 31 and April 7, respectively.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BOC also recovered several boxes of firecrackers worth P5M; Smuggled goods from Hong Kong were misdeclared as floor mats and plastic floor coverings consigned to JRFP International Trading <a href="https://t.co/6mQu3dTm1U">pic.twitter.com/6mQu3dTm1U</a></p>— Angel Movido (@angelmovido) <a href="https://twitter.com/angelmovido/status/1121596866083168257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 26, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Both shipments were consigned to JRFP International Trading owned by a certain Danilo Go from Binondo.</p><p>The BOC said the P60 million shipment was misdeclared to contain floor mats and plastic floor coverings. Upon inspection, the shipment yielded negative results for illegal drugs.</p><p>Guererro said the timing of both shipments is questionable. He also noted no concealment. </p><p>“Obvious na talaga &#x27;yung smuggling. &#x27;Yun ang isang bagay na iimbestigahan natin na bakit ngayon ang dating ng shipment,” he said.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bureau of Customs seizes more than 21,000 bags of Thailand refined sugar worth more than P50M at Subic Port <a href="https://t.co/PabqkyMDr5">pic.twitter.com/PabqkyMDr5</a></p>— Angel Movido (@angelmovido) <a href="https://twitter.com/angelmovido/status/1121595639484149760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 26, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The Sugar Regulatory Agency meanwhile assured there has been no shortage in local sugar, and the prices continue to remain steady.</p><p>“Kung nakalabas to sa market, malaki epekto nito sa local producers natin na nagbabayad ng tax,” Louie Malagkit from the SRA said.</p><p>The BOC said the firecrackers will be destroyed and disposed while the smuggled sugar may be up for auction upon the decision of the BOC and the SRA.</p>

<p>More than 21,000 bags of Thailand refined sugar and over a thousand boxes of firecrackers were seized by the Bureau of Customs on Friday.</p>

More than 21,000 bags of Thailand refined sugar and over a thousand boxes of firecrackers were seized by the Bureau of Customs on Friday.