BSAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES — Smuggled cigarettes amounting to P121 million were confiscated in the Subic Bay Freeport, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Saturday. The BOC in Subic port said it seized four 40-footer containers from China and Hong Kong on Aug. 22 that were said to contain frozen cinnamon bread, frozen pineapple pocket bread, “Snake and Ladder” board games, “Dominos” board games, and rubber strips. “Adopting and catching up to the modus operandi of unscrupulous stakeholders played a big role in this apprehension for this is the first time that the BOC has seized cigarettes concealed in a refrigerated container van,” BOC Port of Subic District Collector Maritess Martin said in a statement. An assigned customs examiner was still checking if there were other items concealed in the said shipments, she said. “This serves as a warning and reminder to all that BOC will not let up in its effort to protect the border,” said Martin.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 30, 2020 04:15 UTC