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Senate agri panel cites BOC official in contempt amid agri-smuggling probe
A Bureau of Customs (BOC) official stationed at the Port of Subic, Juan San Andres, was cited for contempt by a Senate panel due to conflicting statements regarding the release of smuggled agricultural goods.
Senator Francis Pangilinan cited San Andres for contempt during a Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform hearing.
Senator Erwin Tulfo moved for the contempt citation after Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Carlos Carag confirmed an attempt to divert a shipment of agricultural products to a non-existent warehouse.
San Andres had claimed the release of the containers for examination was coordinated with the DA, a claim that Undersecretary Carag vehemently denied.
Despite the containers eventually being returned to the Port of Subic, the committee chair questioned San Andres' account of the events, especially concerning the mission order for BOC personnel.
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