‘Sobrang sulit’: Customs defends intel funds, cites anti-smuggling drive

2026-02-16 - 07:46

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Bureau of Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno defended the BOC’s intelligence funds and cited the large value of seized smuggled items the past year. In a press briefing in this city on Monday, Nepomuceno touted that the BOC had confiscated an estimated P400 billion worth of allegedly smuggled goods, half