Customs broker Mark Taguba at 3 iba pang sangkot sa nadiskubreng bilyong piso ng puslit na shabu, hinatulang guilty

2 months ago

Hinatulang guilty na may sentensyang hanggang 40 taong pagkakakulong si customs broker Mark Taguba at 3 iba pa. Dahil 'yan sa pagkakasangkot nila sa nadiskubreng bilyon-bilyong pisong halaga ng shabu na ipinuslit sa bansa mula China noong 2017.

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00:00Customs Broker Mark Taguba and three others were sentenced to up to 40 years in prison.

00:10Because of their involvement, Shabu was found to be worth millions of Pesos

00:15and was exported to the country from China in 2017.

00:20Salima Refran was arrested.

00:22Seven years after discovering the five metal cylinders that contain 6.4 billion Pesos in Shabu in Valenzuela,

00:33Customs Broker Mark Taguba, Warehouse Man Fidel Anoche D, Dummy Consignee Irene Tatad, and businessman Kenneth Doe were found guilty beyond reasonable doubt.

00:44They were sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison for violations of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act

00:54such as smuggling, misdeclaration, and transportation and facilitation of smuggled goods.

01:00In the 87th page of the Consolidated Decision of Manila RTC Branch 21,

01:04it was stated through their own actions that illegal drugs should be banned in the country.

01:12Even though their names were not included in the shipping documents,

01:15according to the court, the participation of Taguba, Tatad, Doe, and D was indispensable.

01:21The shipment from China arrived in the country in May 2017.

01:25The goods were declared in the kitchen and shoes.

01:28But through a tip from the Anti-Smuggling Bureau of China,

01:32a warehouse was raided in Valenzuela in May 26, 2017.

01:36Five wooden crates with metal cylinders were discovered here.

01:40They were loaded with 602 kilograms or more than half a ton of shabu,

01:46which is worth Php 6.4 billion.

01:50According to the court, the businessman, Doe, was the one who got the goods from Taguba.

01:54He gave a list of the contents of the shipment and the details of its owner as well as the delivery address.

02:00Taguba was the one who got the goods from Tatad as a dummy consignee.

02:04He also did not pass the proper inspection of the shipment.

02:07D was not only a warehouse man but also the ultimate consignee of the shipment.

02:12D's name, contact details, and address were included in the packing list from Xiamen, China.

02:19The court found them guilty for all three charges of the prosecution.

02:25Particularly, the court found conspiracy among the accused.

02:30I think this would send a message to those who are involved in illegal importation

02:36that the law is there to punish an illegal act.

02:41The four were fined Php 50 million for each of the three violations of the Customs Act.

02:47We tried to get their punishment.

02:50Five more accused in these cases are at large.

02:54For GMA Integrated News, Salima Rafran, Katutok, 24 Horas.

03:00For GMA Integrated News, I'm Salima Rafran.

Customs broker Mark Taguba at 3 iba pang sangkot sa nadiskubreng bilyong piso ng puslit na shabu, hinatulang guilty | 24 Oras

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