The Bureau of Customs announced on Thursday that it has the full backing of the Anti-Money Laundering Council in the agency’s drive against money laundering and terrorist financing in the country.

Last year, the BoC and AMLC Coordination Center was inaugurated at the BoC-Ninoy Aquino International Airport. BoC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said another coordination center will be established in the BoC Central Office to further enhance collaborative efforts between the two agencies.

AMLC executive director Mathew David said the AMLC will also conduct trainings and workshops for the Deputized AMLC Financial Investigators of the BoC to boost joint money laundering investigations on all smuggling cases which the agency will file at the Department of Justice.