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Bureau of Customs anti-smuggling

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  2. MICP customs collections rise 6.42% to P184.33B

    MICP customs collections rise 6.42% to P184.33B

    The Manila International Container Port (MICP) achieved a 6.42% increase in customs collections, reaching P184.33 billion from January to September 2026. With…

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  7. CUSTOMS authorities at the Port of Subic intercepted a P6.669-million shipment of frozen chicken meat from Hong Kong that had been misdeclared as cooked tofu amid the Bureau of Customs’ intensified crackdown on agricultural smuggling and customs fraud.

    P6.7-M chicken shipment seized

    The Bureau of Customs intercepted a P6.669-million shipment of frozen chicken and fish tofu at the Port of Clark after the cargo was misdeclared as cooked…

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  8. AUTHORITIES examine approximately 18.68 kilograms of suspected dried marijuana valued at P18.68 million intercepted at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City.

    High-grade marijuana intercepted at NAIA

    BoC officers intercepted 18.7 kilograms of marijuana worth ₱18.679 million at NAIA Terminal 3 and arrested three passengers arriving from Bangkok, Thailand.

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  9. Japanese fugitives deported

    Japanese fugitives deported

    Bureau records indicated that both individuals had also overstayed their visitor visas in the Philippines.

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  11. AUTHORITIES confiscated a minivan loaded with 11 master cases and 140 reams of contraband cigarettes with an estimated value of P2,066,165.80. The 27-year-old driver was arrested after failing to present the required Bureau of Customs import documents.

    P2-M smuggled cigarettes seized

    Authorities seized more than P2 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga City and arrested a driver as the government intensifies its…

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