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A composite team consisting of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service \u2013 Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP), Enforcement and Security Service-MICP, representatives from the Bureau\u2019s Action Team Against Smugglers, the Philippine Coast Guard \u2013 Task Force Aduana. barangay officials and the Philippine National Police launched the operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n During the inspection, authorities discovered disposable vapes valued at approximately P12.6 million in a vape shop in San Pedro, Laguna.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A separate operation in Quiapo, Manila, led to the seizure of assorted imported vape devices, vape pods, and disposable vapes worth around P6.475 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Also confiscated were motorcycle parts and accessories valued at around P75 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThese crackdowns were conducted in response to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.\u2019s directive to intensify our anti-smuggling efforts against the illicit trade of tobacco and vape products,\u201d said BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cOur goal is to protect consumers and the public from the dangers of these illegal substances, which can pose significant health risks and undermine public safety,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe confiscation of the P75 million worth of motorcycle parts and accessories is also noteworthy as it demonstrates our ongoing commitment in protecting legitimate businesses in the country,\u201d the BOC Commissioner added.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A SERIES of crackdown operations by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) resulted in the confiscation of some P94.075 million worth of vape products, motor parts,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8168"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8168"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8171,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8168\/revisions\/8171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/a8rsefk7.png\")
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