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MANILA (UPDATED) - Authorities seized at least eight luxury vehicles allegedly linked to former congressman Zaldy Co during an implementation of a search warrant inside the parking area of a condominium in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Barangay Fort Bonifacio, on Thursday.The joint operation was conducted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC), Highway Patrol Group (HPG), Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), Southern Police District (SPD), and Taguig City Police.Among the seized vehicles were a Rolls-Royce, three Cadillac Escalades, two Lexus units, one Mercedes-Benz, and one Toyota Sequoia. Authorities said the vehicles were allegedly “hidden” in parking slots assigned to condominium units.According to Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) Special Adviser and Investigator retired General Rodolfo Azurin, authorities are currently determining the ownership of the seized vehicles.“Basically, nakarehistro ito sa company ni Congressman Zaldy Co, so we are determining ngayon kung ano ba yung ownership nito,” Azurin said.“Initially, ang violation niya is customs law violation—unpaid taxes,” he adds. <div>UNDER SURVEILLANCE SINCE DECEMBER</div>The Taguig City Police said they had been monitoring the condominium since December after receiving information about the presence of allegedly undocumented luxury vehicles.Taguig City Police Chief P/Col. Byron Allatog said verification efforts were immediately conducted once the information was received.“Nagkaroon ng information regarding these alleged questionable luxury cars. With that, nagkaroon ng verification, at ang Taguig City Police Station ang inatasan na mag-verify,” Allatog said.HPG Director PBGen. Hansel Marantan said the operation was carried out to protect the interest of the state, citing Customs violations and reports of spurious vehicle documents.“There are Bureau of Customs violations already, and we are equipped with a search warrant. There are also motor vehicles reported to the HPG as spurious, with suspected contraband inside—that’s why we are here,” Marantan said.An EPD K-9 unit was also deployed during the operation as authorities inspected the vehicles.CIDG-NCR Chief P/Col. John Guiagui said some of the vehicles were previously sought in CIDG Region 5 and were later found during the implementation of the search warrant in Taguig.“May indikasyon na ito ay pag-aari ni Zaldy Co. Dalawa sa mga sasakyan na hinahanap ng CIDG Region 5—isang Lexus at isang Fortuner—ay nakita natin dito. Itinago yung dalawa dito,” Guiagui said.The CIDG is also set to seek a warrant to disclose information to determine the ownership of the penthouse unit where some vehicles were allegedly parked, as well as the allocation of parking slots tied to condominium units.Authorities also served a warrant of arrest at the penthouse believed to be owned by Co in connection with the search for three employees of Sunwest, though no arrests were made.&quot;UNLAWFUL IMPORTATION&quot;BOC spokesperson Atty. Chris Noel Bendijo said the seized vehicles are being investigated for unlawful importation due to the absence of proper import entries and unpaid duties and taxes.“Ibig sabihin nito ay unlawful importation. Sineselyuhan natin ang mga sasakyan na nakita natin na may ganitong violation,” Bendijo said.He added that 15 vehicles were initially flagged by the LTO, and nine search warrants were granted, with eight vehicles found to have violations during the operation.Bendijo clarified that auctioning the vehicles is not yet being considered, stressing that due process will be observed.“Too early to conclude. Bibigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga involved na magpaliwanag,” he said.Authorities said there were reports of attempts to remove some of the vehicles, prompting the decision to transfer them to a more secure location.The seized vehicles were brought to the ICI Compound for safekeeping, with Customs and the Philippine Coast Guard tasked to secure the area.Investigations are ongoing to determine ownership, possible Customs fraud, and other criminal liabilities connected to the seized vehicles.<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tnWPYQGKQzI??si=km4jhv5DDB5gs8g7&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div><div> </div><div> </div>

Authorities on Thursday confiscated several luxury vehicles linked to former House representative Zaldy Co.

Authorities on Thursday confiscated several luxury vehicles linked to former House representative Zaldy Co.

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Authorities seize alleged luxury vehicles of Zaldy Co

Jeff Caparas,

Rose Carmelle Lacuata,

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Published January 08, 2026 08:16 PM PHT

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Updated January 09, 2026 12:01 AM PHT

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