Government agents raided a warehouse in Plaridel, Bulacan, and seized P900 million worth of smuggled cigarettes, counterfeit products, and other goods from China.
A composite team from the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service – Manila International Container Port (CIIS – MICP), Enforcement and Security Service (ESS), and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted the operation based on the Letter of Authority and Mission Order issued by Customs Commissioner Bien Rubio on May 26.
“Our men inspected the warehouse and found it to contain imported illicit cigarettes, and other imported general merchandise, housewares, kitchenware, and infringing goods,” Rubio said.
The Customs chief said the latest operation is part of the bureau’s intensified campaign against smuggling following the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.