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Probe shows ‘smuggled’ COVID-19 vaccines did not pass thru BOC – Guevarra
Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra stated that smuggled COVID-19 vaccines likely entered the country through personal luggage or carry-on bags, bypassing Customs.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is investigating the smuggling of these vaccines.
Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana previously reported vaccine smuggling from China in December 2020.
President Rodrigo R. Duterte had announced that members of his Presidential Security Group received the smuggled vaccines.
Former special envoy Ramon T. Tulfo, Jr. also admitted to receiving Sinopharm vaccine shots that were smuggled into the country.
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