Philippine Coast Guard Seized Sacks Of Smuggled Rice In Basilan Province
SMUGGLED RICE- Several sacks of smuggled rice have been recently confiscated by the Philippine Coast Guard in Basilan Saturday night.
Previously, a pile of garbage was sent from South Korea to the Philippines. The Verde Soko supposedly sent plastic synthetic flakes in order to make pellets and use them as alternative fuel. However, the shipment has been mislabeled and contained a huge pile of garbage instead. The company has another shipment to be delivered to the Philippines but it was put on hold by the BOC until they will send an entry declaration and an environmental permit from the DENR.
The DENR has yet to explain why such shipment entered into the country even though it was misdeclared and doesn’t have an import entry.
Recently, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confiscated several sacks of smuggled rice in the province island of Basilan.
Photo uplifted from: PhilStar
A recent article in PhilStar recently said that the sacks were loaded in cargo vessel, which the Philippine Coast Guard intercepted in the waters near Maluso town.
PCG Zamboagnga chief Lt. Cmdr. Noriel Ramos said that their ship was on patrol when it suddenly spotted an M/L RJ Express at around 10:30 p.m. The said express was believed to come from Bulan Island, Sulu.
As per the report, Ramos said that they have yet to estimate the exact number of sacks of rice and their value.
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