Manila Bulletin
'Heads will roll': Customs chief furious over smuggled cigarette resale
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is probing the potential involvement of Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel in an attempted resale of P270 million worth of smuggled cigarettes seized in Capas, Tarlac.
BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio assured that "heads will roll" if agency personnel are found complicit and pledged full cooperation with the NBI.
The NBI conducted a raid on a warehouse in Capas, uncovering cigarettes that were reportedly scheduled for destruction.
Two individuals were arrested during an entrapment operation after accepting P17.5 million in marked money as partial payment for the contraband.
Port of Subic's acting district collector Marlon Fritz Broto stated that his office has directed a team to coordinate with the NBI and local government for clarity on the seized cigarettes.
These shipments arrived at the Port of Subic in four batches between July 2021 and June 2022 but were abandoned and seized for disposal in 2023.
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