Over P500-M worth of alleged smuggled agricultural products seized in Valenzuela City
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More than P500 million worth of allegedly smuggled agricultural products were seized in a warehouse in Barangay Dalandanan, Valenzuela City on Tuesday.
The total amount of the seized goods is P524 million, according to Super Radyo dzBB reporter Allan Gatus.
Among the confiscated products were carrots, ginger, monggo beans, onion, and peanuts.
Of the seized goods, the biggest volume is from onions with 99,000 sacks.
Bureau of Customs (BOC) chief Ariel Nepomuceno said the seized agricultural products did not have the proper entry documents.
The BOC also said that the owners of the warehouse could face charges for violation of the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act of 2024.
The warehouse owners were given 15 days to provide documents to prove the agricultural products were not smuggled. —Vince Angelo Ferreras/KG, GMA News
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