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Authorities arrest 2 over air parcel allegedly containing high grade marijuana

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 10 11:54 PM

Authorities on Sunday said they arrested two persons over an air parcel containing an estimated P8.2 million worth Kush or high-grade marijuana. Read more »

Smugglers jailed as China's 'biggest ever' illegal ivory network smashed

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 01 07:45 AM

Demand for ivory carvings and jewelry among China's expanding middle class led to poaching crisis across Africa, and although a 2018 ban on ivory trade in China has improved the situation, a vast black market still exists.   Read more »

P2.4 milyong halaga ng agarwood, nasabat sa warehouse sa Pasay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 03:36 AM

Iligal ang pagbebenta ng agarwood, na kalimitang ginagamit sa insenso, pabango, at medical products.  Read more »

Gangs in Latin America use bribery, secret routes to smuggle jaguar parts to China -report

Oliver Griffin, Reuters
Posted at Nov 06 09:42 AM

BOGOTA - Criminal organizations in Bolivia and other Latin American countries are bribing police and circumventing customs restrictions to smuggle parts of jaguars to mainland China, an investigation by environmental groups showed on Thursday. Read more »

Hong Kong customs seizes $38 mil. worth of "ice" in record bust

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 02 11:33 PM

The Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department said Monday it has made its largest-ever seizure of crystal methamphetamine from cargo destined for Australia.   Read more »

Mahigit 100 buhay na tarantula na isinilid sa sapatos, nasabat sa NAIA

Zhander Cayabyab, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 11:34 PM

Mahigit 100 buhay na tarantula na isinilid sa sapatos ang nasabat ng awtoridad sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) nitong Huwebes. Read more »

Quiboloy’s Hawaii church head gets 30 days in prison for hidden cash in pastor's jet

Lalaine Ignao, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 09:54 PM

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) Hawaii church manager Felina Salinas was sentenced Monday for lying about a suitcase that contained hidden cash, totalling more than $300,000. Read more »

Senate panel urges DA to improve campaign vs meat, rice smuggling

Katrina Domingo and Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 03:34 AM

Several senators on Monday urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to heighten its campaign against the smuggling of meat products in the Philippines, saying some traders have come up with scheme to slip illegal products into groceries. Read more »

Senate panel urges DA to improve campaign vs meat, rice smuggling

Katrina Domingo and Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 06:26 PM

Several senators on Monday urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to heighten its campaign against the smuggling of meat products in the Philippines, saying some traders have come up with scheme to slip illegal products into groceries. Read more »

Customs steps up drive vs rice smuggling

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 02:28 PM

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is stepping up its campaign against rice smuggling by conducting raids on warehouses suspected of storing illegally imported grain following reports by concerned citizens, the Department of Finance said on Tuesday.    Read more »

France smashes Chinese smuggling ring; 7 arrested

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 02:11 AM

PARIS - French authorities have dismantled a ring of Chinese smugglers who brought compatriots in on tourist visas only to have them work for a pittance in Parisian restaurants, a police official said Friday. Read more »

Smuggled gasoline rescues Venezuelans running on fumes

Luis Bravo with Margioni Bermudez in Caracas, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 11:27 AM

For the first time Colombian gasoline is cheaper and is being smuggled across the border to fuel vehicles in western Venezuela. Six years of recession, hyperinflation, corruption and mismanagement means production has fallen to a fraction of the 3.2 million barrels per day produced just over a decade ago. Read more »

BOC turns over P60 million worth of smuggled fireworks to PNP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 12:05 AM

The Bureau of Customs said Saturday it turned over some P60 million worth of smuggled pyrotechnics and firecrackers to the PNP for destruction. Read more »

$15,700 halaga ng 'smuggled' na salapi nasabat sa NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 05:36 PM

MAYNILA - Nasabat ng Bureau of Customs sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport ang aabot sa $15,700 o katumbas ng P776,000 halaga ng umano'y smuggled na salapi mula sa Estados Unidos noong Biyernes.  Read more »

Customs seizes P244-million worth of smuggled PPEs, medical supplies: DOF

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 03:05 PM

The Department of Finance (DOF) said Friday millions worth of smuggled personal protective equipment and other medical supplies were seized as the government intensified its campaign against counterfeit goods and hoarding during the coronavirus pandemic.    Read more »

Philippines tightens guard vs China pork smugglers as potential pandemic looms

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 02:51 PM

The Philippines is on guard against smuggling of pork products especially from China as the government monitors a new type of swine flu which researchers fear could trigger another pandemic while the COVID-19 outbreak persists. Read more »

Pagpuslit ng pork products mula China tinututukan: Agri dep't

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 05:42 PM

Inihayag ngayong Huwebes ng Department of Agriculture na tinututukan ng ahensiya ang smuggling o pagpuslit ng mga pork product mula China para maiwasan ang pagpasok ng bagong uri ng swine flu. Read more »

More than P760,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes seized in Zamboanga City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 05:22 PM

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Maritime Police and Bureau of Customs personnel confiscated some 40 boxes of alleged smuggled cigarettes worth P764,000 in a passenger cargo vessel Tuesday morning. Read more »

P1.5 milyong halaga ng ipinuslit na sigarilyo nasamsam sa Maguindanao

Arianne Apatan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 01:41 PM

Nasabat ang nasa P1.5 milyong halaga ng umano'y ipinuslit na sigarilyo mula sa 5 lalaki sa Datu Blah Sinsuat, Maguindanao noong Sabado. Read more »

P150 milyong halaga ng umano'y smuggled car parts mula China nasabat sa QC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 03:21 PM

MAYNILA - Aabot sa P150 milyong halaga ng umano’y smuggled na car parts ang nasabat ng mga awtoridad sa auto parts shop sa Barangay Talipapa, Quezon City noong Biyernes.  Read more »