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BOC, DA allow sale of 'smuggled' rice

The Philippine Star

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December 21, 2024

After discovering P661 million worth of rice suspected to be smuggled, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Department of Agriculture (DA) reportedly allowed the owners of the raided warehouses in Bulacan to continue operations "under strict oversight."

- Ghio Ong

According to the BOC, the operators of nine warehouses that were raided on Dec. 16 in Bocaue and Balagtas towns in Bulacan are allowed to operate to ensure a stable rice supply, "provided that they explain their importation soon."

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