SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES—At least P24 million worth of alleged smuggled onions were confiscated Monday in the Subic Bay Freeport.
In a statement, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) said the Bureau of Customs in the Port of Subic seized 12 container vans loaded with fresh onions.
Subic Customs Collector Maritess Martin said the shipments arrived in Subic from China and were consigned to port users Thousand Sunny, which was to receive three containers, and Dua Te Mira, which was to get nine.
But the manifest indicated that the contents of the 40-footer refrigerated container vans were frozen chapati or flat Indian bread.
Martin said the BOC decided to declare the ca…
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