P50-M halaga ng smuggled agri products mula sa China, nakumpiska sa isang warehouse sa Navotas City;
P50-M halaga ng smuggled agri products mula sa China, nakumpiska sa isang warehouse sa Navotas City;
BOC, inaalam na kung sino ang tunay na may-ari ng mga kargamento
BOC, inaalam na kung sino ang tunay na may-ari ng mga kargamento
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00:00The smugglers of agricultural products have been caught red-handed
00:06in the joint operation of the Agriculture Department and the Bureau of Customs.
00:13Claycel Pardilla is live in the center of the news.
00:19Yes, Aljo, the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Customs
00:24has discovered that a warehouse in Navotas City does not only contain imported products
00:31if it does not operate even without a business permit.
00:39The Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Customs
00:43raided this warehouse in Balangay, Bangkulasi, Navotas City at 8 a.m.
00:48The warehouse contains kimchi and egg tart,
00:52but when the authorities opened it,
00:54various smuggled agricultural products were found.
00:58According to the DA, more than P22,000,000 kg or P22,000,000 pesos
01:04is the value of the smuggled onions from the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Customs.
01:10According to the DA, there is an importation ban on onions.
01:14It means that the products are illegally imported here in the Philippines.
01:19There is also no sanitary or phytosanitary permit,
01:22so it is not guaranteed that the product will be safe for the public to eat.
01:26Boxes of tomatoes and carrots with no documents were found in their container vans.
01:32In total, more than P50,000,000 pesos
01:36is the value of the smuggled products from China.
01:39There are no documents, so it's hard, right?
01:42There might be a disease, a plague.
01:44What effect will this have on the farmers if the products are exported to the market?
01:47It will affect the price and the livelihood of our farmers, right?
01:51The country of origin will be dispatched back to the country of origin
01:54if the products are smuggled.
01:56But in order not to waste it,
01:58the Bureau of Plant Industry took a sample
02:01to put it under the food safety test.
02:04To see if this is still allowed,
02:06we will file an appropriate request to our court
02:09that this can still be sold,
02:13and we will probably sell it to the government if it is allowed.
02:16The DOC is also investigating the real owner of the shipment.
02:21We will file a criminal case on smuggling.
02:24The warehouse was closed by the voted City Local Government.
02:28It was not registered.
02:30There is also no building permit.
02:32Agriculture Secretary Tulo Rell Jr. is also concerned.
02:36Whoever is the president and the directors,
02:38they should hide first,
02:40because we will not stop until we find them and put them in jail.
02:49Now, the container vans are sealed and the warehouse is closed.
02:54Meanwhile, Agriculture Secretary Tulo Rell Jr. said
02:58that the consignee of these illegally imported agricultural products will be blacklisted.
03:05Aljo?
03:07All right, so there is no name yet, Claizel?
03:09It's impossible that the mayor doesn't know.
03:11The name of the consignee and the owner of the warehouse.
03:19Yes, Aljo.
03:20While this case is being investigated,
03:22the name was not released yet.
03:25However, Agriculture Secretary Tulo Rell Jr. insisted
03:29that the consignee of these illegally imported products
03:35will be blacklisted
03:37so that the connected people will be targeted
03:42in the importation of smuggled agricultural products.
03:45Aljo?
03:46Thank you very much, Claizel Pardilla.