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Duterte: Probe first before blaming Chinese for drugs

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 07:52 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said the Chinese should not be blamed for the entry of illegal drugs in the country without a thorough investigation first. Read more »

Pulis sa 'drug matrix,' dinadawit din sa pangingikil

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 09:50 PM

Dati nang nakasuhan si Police Superintendent Leonardo Suan dahil sa umano'y pangingikil sa isang Chinese na arestado sa ilegal na droga, ayon sa Napolcom.  Read more »

P300 million worth of smuggled rice seized in Bulacan

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 09:09 PM

Some P300 million worth of smuggled rice was confiscated in Bulacan, police said Thursday. Read more »

Pulis na dawit sa drug matrix ni Duterte pumalag

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 08:24 PM

Umalma ang isa sa mga pulis na idinadawit ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa inilabas nitong drug matrix. Read more »

Felina Salinas under curfew, to wear GPS ankle bracelet again

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Updated as of Oct 11 04:03 PM

Felina Salinas, the Hawaii representative of the Philippine-based Kingdom of Jesus Christ Church charged with cash smuggling earlier this year, is once again under curfew and must wear a GPS monitoring device. Read more »

Duterte furious as seized smuggled rice go missing

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 04 08:06 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Thursday said President Rodrigo Duterte was “visibly upset” after learning that some 23,015 sacks of smuggled rice seized in Zamboanga City went missing. Read more »

Mga bodega sa Zamboanga City na may smuggled rice, ininspeksiyon na

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 03:24 AM

Sinimulan na ng Bureau of Customs ang imbentaryo sa 3 bodega kung saan nasabat ang higit 17,000 sako ng umano'y smuggled rice. Read more »

Missing 20,000 sacks of smuggled rice found in Zambo warehouse

Leizel Lacastesantos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 03 05:15 AM

Some 20,000 sacks of smuggled rice that were intercepted by the Philippine Coast Guard office in the city over the weekend were found in a privately-owned warehouse, Tuesday. Read more »

4 pulis dawit sa 'pagpulsit' ng P6.8 bilyong halaga ng droga sa bansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 11:04 PM

May apat na aktibong pulis ang idinadawit sa pagpasok sa bansa ng P6.8 bilyon na halaga ng droga na isinilid sa magnetic lifters. Read more »

Opisyal ng PDEA, sinibak dahil dawit sa pagpupuslit ng droga

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 12:01 AM

Sinibak sa puwesto ang isa sa mga opisyal ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency dahil sa umano'y pakikipagsabwatan sa tauhan ng Bureau of Customs para sa pagpupuslit ng droga sa bansa. Read more »

House cites Customs intel officer in contempt

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 10:27 PM

A joint panel of the House of Representatives ordered Thursday the detention of a Bureau of Customs intelligence officer for allegedly lying during a legislative inquiry.   Read more »

Senate detains alleged consignee in P6.8-B 'shabu' shipment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 07:39 PM

MANILA - A Senate panel on Wednesday ordered the detention of the owner of the importation firm believed to be behind the smuggling of P6.8 billion of "shabu" to the country. Read more »

2,000 sacks of suspected smuggled rice seized in Zamboanga

Leizle Lacastesantos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 05:32 PM

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Seventeen trucks loaded with more than 2,000 sacks of suspected smuggled rice were seized in Barangay Baliwasan here, Monday.   Read more »

Lawyer for Quiboloy follower charged with cash smuggling speaks up

Lenn Almadin-Thornhill, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 05:03 PM

HONOLULU, Hawaii - One of Hawaii’s most prominent defense attorneys is enjoying a small victory after District Court Judge Richard Puglisi ruled on Wednesday in favor of his client, Felina Salinas. Read more »

P1.5 milyong halaga ng 'ukay-ukay' sinira ng Customs

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 02:52 AM

Sinira ang P1.5 milyong halaga ng mga ukay-ukay, gamit na gulong at mga inabandonang laman ng balikbayan box sa isang warehouse sa Guiguinto, Bulacan nitong Huwebes ng hapon. Read more »

CA junks Chinese bizman's plea over P6.4-B shabu haul

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 10 08:19 AM

The Court of Appeals (CA) has denied the plea of Chinese businessman Chen Julong alias "Richard Tan" for the dismissal of drug charges against him in connection with the P6.4-billion "shabu" shipment that slipped past the Bureau of Customs in May 2017. Read more »

Bulacan rice warehouse owners deny smuggling allegations, lawyer says

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 11:48 PM

MANILA - The legal counsel of the warehouse owners whose facility was recently padlocked by Bureau of Customs in Marilao, Bulacan for allegedly smuggling rice in the country said his clients have the complete documents to prove that their rice importation is legal. Read more »

P5.6 million worth of 'ukay-ukay' seized in Davao

Claire Cornelio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 08:38 PM

DAVAO CITY - The Bureau of Customs on Friday seized P5.6 million worth of misdeclared used clothing or "ukay-ukay" found inside a container van at the Davao port. Read more »

Customs seizes P12-million in smuggled onions at Manila port

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 05:32 PM

Hidden in 6 containers, the onions were misdeclared as apples and arrived at the port last Aug. 14, the BOC said. Read more »

Duterte thumbs down proposal to 'legalize' rice smuggling

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 02 08:25 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said the proposal of one of his Cabinet secretaries to "legalize" rice smuggling in the Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-tawi provinces would be destructive to the economy.  Read more »