SOME P14 million worth of smuggled imported cigarettes from Singapore were seized by the Bureau of Customs which were declared as plastic film and cut plastic materials at the Port of Manila.
Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon said the shipment was confiscated after Federation of Philippine Industries chairman Jesus Arranza asked the BoC to look into the two suspicious container vans consigned to Faith Achieve Plastic Corp.
The BoC conducted an inspection and found out that the two vans contained imported cigarettes which were declared as plastic cut films.
Customs Deputy Commissioner Teddy Sandy Raval said out of the two containers, one was found carrying 500,000 packs of imported D&B brand cigarettes.
The shipment was previously declared to carry 900 rolls of plastic film and cut plastic for printing process with an estimated net value of P2.5 million.