SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—Authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle more than P40 million worth of liquor here on Christmas Eve.
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority seized a total of 1,321 boxes of expensive liquor from a closed van that was about to leave the Freeport on Dec. 24, and from a 40-footer container van parked at the Subic Seaport Terminal.
“Some unscrupulous parties would really take advantage of the Christmas season to try to pull away illegal activities in the Freeport, but this only proves that the SBMA Law Enforcement Department is ready at all times to do their duty,” SBMA chairperson Wilma Eisma said.
“This is a job well done for the SBMA and another huge failure for those who try to use Subic for their smuggling operation,” Eisma added.
SBMA Law Enforcement head Maj. Vicente Tolentino said among the seized contraband were 54 bottles of Remy Martin Louis XIII, which sells for as much as P170,000 per bottle, and eight boxes of Remy Martin Centaure De Diamant, which costs P60,000 per bottle.