MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Cagayan de Oro, through its Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) intercepted two container vans containing smuggled cigarettes from China valued at P50 million.
The shipment consigned to LMRC 418 Direct Import Export Corp. arrived on February 14 at the Mindanao Container Terminal in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, the BOC said in a press statement on Friday.
BOC said a pre-lodgement control order was issued by District Collector John Simon of the Port of Cagayan de Oro as recommended by the CIIS after receiving “derogatory information” about the shipment.
“Upon inspection, the shipment which was decla…
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