BOC Seizes P1.2-B Vapes, Used Clothing

The Bureau of Customs confiscated P320 million worth of disposable vapes and other vape products "smuggled from China" that were stored in a warehouse in Valenzuela City, the BOC said yesterday.

- — Evelyn Macairan, Ghio Ong

It also seized an estimated P860 million worth of "ukay-ukay" or used clothing, handheld and desk fans, phone chargers, Chinese food items, wireless headsets, disposable syringes, office chairs, wall panels and other assorted merchandise.

In a statement, BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio said the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) discovered at the warehouse vapes and pods valued at P320 million.