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2 Customs brokers face detention
The Philippine Star
|October 08, 2025
Two Customs brokers will be detained for refusing to identify suspects involved in smuggling operations in Cebu.
Customs brokers Lujin Tenero and Brenda de Sagun were cited in contempt by the Senate yesterday and ordered detained, after giving inconsistent testimonies about smuggling operations in Cebu.
(JESSE BUSTOS)
Cited in contempt by the Senate agriculture panel on Monday, brokers Lujin Tenero and Brenda de Sagun will be detained at the Senate or the Pasay City Jail.
Tenero and De Sagun are linked to consumer goods trading companies operating at Subic ports.
This story is from the October 08, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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