BOC gets list of alleged big-time smugglers

A consumer group on Tuesday submitted to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) a list of suspected big-time smugglers, urging Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon to immediately address the issue of corruption plaguing the agency. The United Filipino Consumers and Commuters (UFCC) as well as Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) submitted documents to the BOC, naming around 30 individuals linked to the smuggling of cement and other imported products. The groups urged the commissioner to investigate former and current employees as well as businessmen and other personalities allegedly involved in smuggling which causes the government to lose P200 billion in revenues from smuggling every year. However, UFCC spokesperson Rodolfo Javellana Jr. declined to identify the people in the list as it would jeopardize the campaign against smugglers who may leave the country to avoid prosecution. He said Faeldon should be the one to divulge the identities of the alleged smugglers. Faeldon admitted [...]