MANILA - The Philippine
government has seized P20 million (US$373,000) worth of
smuggled imported goods and rice.
Palace
spokesperson Ignacio Bunye said the smuggled goods were
seized by combined elements of the Anti-Smuggling Task
Force, the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of
Customs (BOC).
The Anti-Smuggling Task Force is under
the newly created Anti-Smuggling Intelligence and
Investigation Center (ASIIC).
Since last year,
Bunye said the ASIIC has seized smuggled vegetables and
rice with a combined worth P59 million. Another P24
million worth of misdeclared agricultural products were
apprehended.
