A SHIPMENT declared as “paper hand towel” but contained over 2,500 reams of cigarettes bound for Australia was seized at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, the Bureau of Customs announced Sunday.
In a statement, the agency said the cargo was “commissioned for export by a local company based in Novaliches, Quezon City, to South Geelong Victoria, Australia.”
The 2,520 reams of cigarettes with an estimated market value of P4 million was discovered upon physical inspection of the cargo by a trade control examiner.
The bureau is now conducting further investigation in preparation for filing of charges against those behind the misdeclaration and illegal exportation of tobacco products.