Police confiscate P5-M smuggled imported rice in Zamboanga del Sur

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By Hirohito D. Cadion

 

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Dec. 15 (PNA) – The police have confiscated an estimated P 5 million worth of smuggled imported rice in the nearby municipality of Dumalinao this province, a top police official announced Monday.

Senior Supt. Sofronio Ecaldre, provincial police director, said the smuggled rice was seized Friday in a raid at a warehouse in Barangay Upper Dumalinao, Dumalinao town.

Ecaldre said the smuggled imported rice that was confiscated at the warehouse of Gregorio Yap consisted of 5,400 bags of 25 kilos each.

Ecaldre said the warehouse caretaker failed to present documents to prove it was legally shipped and purchased.

Ecaldre said the confiscation of the smuggled rice came after Dumalinao Mayor Ace William Cerilles received reliable information about the contraband stocked at the warehouse.

Dumalinao Mayor Ace William Cerilles

He said the raiding team also confiscated 4,000 empty sacks for 25 kilos and 50 kilos with markings “D & A Pagadian Golden Grains well-milled rice.”

He said they have padlocked the warehouse and is being guarded by policemen while waiting for the arrival of Bureau of Customs (BoC) officials for proper disposition. (PNA)
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