Customs authorities have intercepted 18 containers of misdeclared red and yellow onions worth PHP77 million pesos. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio led the inspection of the containers at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) on March 10. The bureau reported that the inspection came after Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-MICP Field Office sought the physical examination of the subject shipments. The inspection revealed that the agricultural products were supposedly concealed in pieces of pizza dough.
[ PHP100 = €1.70 ]
Source: pna.gov.ph