THE Bureau of Customs has foiled an attempt to smuggle in three luxury cars worth P10 million which arrived from South Korea in Subic, Zambales.
Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon said the seized vehicles—BMW 745 Sedan, BMW 745 Li Sedan and a Hyundai Equus JS350 Sedan—arrived at the Port of Subic on board m/v SITC Osaka 1636S and were consigned to Sea Star Express Corp., a freight forwarder.
BoC agents seized the cars after their shippers were found to have violated a provision of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act in relation to Section 3 of Executive Order 156 prohibiting the importation of used motor vehicles.
Faeldon issued an alert order regarding the vehicles upon the recommendation of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Intelligence Group, Port of Subic through its Office of the District Collector.
The cars are now in the custody of the BoC.