THE embattled chief of the Bureau of Customs’ (BoC) Risk Management Office (RMO) broke his silence amid allegations that his office facilitated the entry of 605 kilos of the illegal drug shabu with a street value of P6.4 billion. The super green lane (SGL), where the shabu shipment passed through, is for listed companies accredited by the SGL Committee and which belong to the top 1,000 corporations in terms of duties and taxes paid. Hilario sad the SGL is not just actually limited to top corporations or even if the shipment came from China. In the case of the shabu shipment, he said, the consignee, EMT Trading, declared it as general merchandise and its content was certified by China’s Customs. Tatad’s accreditation has been suspended by the BoC Account Management Office as a result of the discovery of the shabu.

Source: Manila Times June 05, 2017 13:52 UTC