BOC, DA inspect warehouse of smuggled agri products in Navotas City

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00:00 It was around 10 in the morning when members of the Bureau of Customs and the Department

00:06 of Agriculture Inspectorate and Enforcement headed to this warehouse in Navarrese City.

00:11 Upon serving the letter of authority, the operatives inspected and opened 18 cold storage

00:17 facilities containing suspected smuggled agricultural products.

00:22 Hundreds of kilos of rotting frozen imported rounds cad were discovered.

00:28 Some poultry, beef and pork products suspected to be nearing expiration were also found,

00:35 like these packs of boneless beef that expired in May.

00:38 Other imported meat products packages were either torn or unsealed.

00:43 "In order to sell it to the market, they will remove the label or make a new expiry

00:54 date that includes the new box.

00:56 If you eat rotten food, you will feel bad.

01:01 It's not just that, it's also scary because if these products did not pass the quarantine

01:08 inspection, they may have other microorganisms, pathogens that can cause disease."

01:19 The agri-products weigh 360,000 kilos, amounting to 86 million pesos.

01:25 The BOC temporarily shut the facilities down and gave the importers 15 days to show necessary

01:31 import documents.

01:33 Some owners appealed to immediately process their frozen products, while others were cold

01:39 but did not show up.

01:40 "After submission, even if there are not 15 days, we verify it with the office.

01:46 If it's authentic and then after that, we release it.

01:50 If they fail to submit the import documents, they will undergo warrant of seizure detention

01:59 for their imported items.

02:00 They will get a BOC for proper disposition."

02:05 The BOC and DA warned this is just one of many operations to follow against agricultural

02:12 smuggling in line with the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

02:15 "We are looking at the modes, the way they do it, that are similar.

02:25 So logically, there is only one group that is running all of this."

02:35 "If I were you, you would stop because Commissioner Bianrubio will not stop so that our smuggling

02:42 will stop or decrease."

02:44 Kaleza Pardilia for the Nation.