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P178.5 milyong ismagel na mackerel mula Tsina naharang ng BOC

Angie dela Cruz, Ludy Bermudo - Pang-masa
P178.5 milyong ismagel na mackerel mula Tsina naharang ng BOC

MANILA, Philippines — Napigilan ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) ang 21 containers ng smuggled frozen mackerel mula China sa Manila International Container Port (MICP), kasunod ng pinaigting na crackdown sa pagpasok ng illegally imported agricultural products.

Nabatid na noong October 16, 2024, inirekomenda ng Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) sa MICP ang pag-iisyu ng Pre-Lodgement Control Order para sa naturang shipment kasunod ng derogatory information na natanggap nila.

Sa pagtaya ng CIIS, ang halaga ng bawat container ng frozen mackerel ay nasa P8.5 milyon, o kabuuang P178.5 milyon.

Sinabi ni BOC Commissioner Bien Rubio na ginawa ang request para sa issuance ng Pre-Lodgement Control Order dahil sa pangamba na ang shipment ay may lulang misclassified, misdeclared, at undeclared goods.

Sa liham na may petsang October 25, 2024, ni Deputy Commissioner for the Intelligence Group, Juvymax Uy, na naka-addressed kay MICP District Collector Rizalino Torralba, inulit niya ang rekomendasyon ng CIIS na maglabas ng WSD para sa shipments.

Ayon kay CIIS Director Verne Enciso, ang 21 containers ng frozen mackerel ay dumating sa MICP noong huling bahagi ng September 2024 at hindi kinuha ng consignee.

Kinumpirma naman ni Divine Ramos ng Fisheries Certification Section ng BFAR, na ang importer na, “Pacific Sealand Foods Corporation,” ay walang aplikasyon para sa mackerel mula August 30 hanggang September 16, 2024.

Ang consignee ay maaaring maharap sa kasong paglabag sa Sections 117 at 1113 ng Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) in relation to DA Memorandum Order No. 14, series of 2024, at iba pang DA regulations.

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