The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Subic seized P101,340,000 worth of smuggled products which included vegetables and seafoods, particularly fresh onions and carrots and frozen fish and other seafood products.
The said smuggled agri products came from China and were seized at the last quarter of 2021, and were destroyed at a waste disposal this Thursday at this town.
BoC District Collector Maritess Martin told reporters that the destruction of the agricultural products was completed at the Greenleaf 88 Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal facility here after being instructed to proceed by the BoC main office.
Representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority attended the opening of the sealed 14-footer container vans and destruction of the seized goods.
Martin said the Port of Subic has been vigilant in monitoring the entry of smuggled and prohibited products into the country.
She said the products were consigned to Zhenpin Consumer Goods Trading, Gingarion Agri Trading, and Schnell Wert OPC.
The Customs official also said that the Port of Subic seized the container vans after learning that their contents were mis-declared, which is contrary to various administrative orders and circulars of the DA and in violation of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act.
The decomposing onions and carrots will be transported to a landfill facility in nearby Tarlac province while some of the seized products were destroyed through rendering, shredding, and thermal decomposition at the waste disposal facility here.
In addition to this, The Bureau of Customs – Port of Subic surpassed its collection target for March 2022 after generating a total revenue of Php 4,534,805,107.55 as against the month’s target of Php 3,397,649,000.00 having a positive deviation of 33.47% or a surplus of Php 1,137,156,107.55.
District Collector Maritess T. Martin expressed her gratitude to all the men and women of Subic for their efforts and dedication in exceeding the Port’s monthly collection.