Customs seizes P17M worth of fake cigarettes

The Bureau of Customs-Port of Manila seized Wednesday P17.38 million worth of fake Mighty and Marvels brand cigarettes which arrived in the country last month.

The BOC said the shipment consigned to Mvetisery Industrial Supply, which arrived from China on May 22, was placed on hold and was issued with a pre-lodgement control order on May 27 after Port of Manila received information from the BOC-Enforcement Group.

The assigned customs examiner assessed total duties and taxes amounting to P9.96 million upon physical examination.

District collector Arsenia Ilagan already ordered the issuance of warrants of seizure and detention against the entire shipment for violation of Section 1401 or the “Unlawful Importation or Exportation” in relation to Section 1113 or the “Property Subject Seizure and Forfeiture” of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act.—Ma. Angelica Garcia/AOL, GMA News