“Ang bureau, under the leadership of Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio, has already got the highest seizure, in a terms of smuggling, nagresulta na po ito sa ₱31.5 billion na various commodities, ito po iyong highest ever record po ng Bureau of Customs, considering na hindi pa po tapos ang taon,” pahayag ni BOC Director Verne Enciso sa isinagawang pulong balitaan sa Quezon City niong Sabado.

Aniya, nasa ₱3.3 bilyong halaga ng puslit na produktong agrikultura ang nasamsam ng ahensya ngayong taon.

Kabilang aniya sa naturang halaga ang bigas at iba pang agricultural products.

"The first implemented letters of authority that was conducted in seven warehouses in the vicinity or in the area of Bulacan, four warehouses were issued warrant of seizure and detention resulting in the seizure of 236,571 sacks of rice which originated from Vietnam, Thailand and Pakistan. Three warehouses were released to the claimants with the total of 135,365 rice originating from Vietnam and Thailand,” banggit pa ng opisyal.