NBI AGENTS RAID WAREHOUSE; ARREST SELLER OF EXPIRED FOOD PRODUCTS IN TAYTAY, RIZAL

AGENTS of the National Bureau of Investigation  (NBI) – Laguna District Office (NBI-LAGDO) and the NBI-Rizal District Office (NBI-RIZDO) arrested a female seller of expired food products following a raid at a warehouse in Taytay, Rizal.

Alias “April” was arrested for violation of Article 40(g) in relation to Art. 23(a)(7) of R.A. No. 7394 otherwise known as the “Consumer Act of the Philippines.”

She was caught in the act of selling expired food products during the implementation of a search warrant at a warehouse in Bgy. Dolores, Taytay, Rizal.

Following the suspect’s arrest, another implementation of search warrant was conducted at her store, which resulted in the seizure of two truckloads of expired/adulterated URC products.

The operation stemmed from a complaint filed by the authorized representative of Universal Robina Corporation (URC) regarding expired/adulterated URC food products that were being sold at a store and being kept at a warehouse in Taytay, Rizal.

Subsequent surveillance and test-buy operations conducted confirmed the veracity of the information.

The arrested suspect was presented for inquest proceedings before the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Rizal.

NBI Director Jaime Santiago commended the joint operatives of LAGDO and RIZDO for acting swiftly, as these food products, which are popular among children, pose serious health hazards to the consuming public.