Nahuli ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) ang tinatayang aabot sa ₱150 milyong halaga ng puslit na agricultural products sa magkakahiwalay na pagsalakay sa Metro Manila kamakailan.
Sa Facebook post ng BOC, nasa 24 bodega ang sinalakay ng mga tauhan ng Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP), Philippine National Police-Crime Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG), at Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) sa Metro Manila nitong Pebrero 17.
Nadiskubre sa 24 na bodega at storage facility ang daan-daang libong tonelada ng sibuyas at bawang na nagkakahalaga ng ₱150 milyon."Corresponding seizure and forfeiture proceedings will be conducted against the subject shipments for violation of Sec. 1400 (misdeclaration in goods declaration) in relation to Sec. 1113 (property subject to seizure and forfeiture) of Republic Act No. 10863 known as the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) and Republic Act 10845 or the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act of 2016," ayon sa BOC.
"The case records will also be forwarded to the Bureau’s Action Team Against Smugglers (BATAS) for the filing of appropriate charges and criminal cases against those responsible for the illegal importation of the said agricultural products," dagdag pa ng ahensya.
