BOC seizes P30-M worth of misdeclared frozen chicken in Manila

MANILA, Philippines --- Over P30-million worth of smuggled frozen chicken, supposedly misdeclared as hotpot balls, were intercepted at the Manila International Container Port according to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Friday. In a statement, the BOC said that the frozen chicken inside five 40-foot containers was consigned to a certain Lycan Consumer Goods Trading and was intercepted by authorities on Wednesday. BOC Commissioner Rey Guerrero said the operation was launched after receiving information that the shipping containers had frozen chicken products in it, noting that it is necessary for them to act fast to catch smugglers. "We need to act fast if we want to catch up ...

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