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BOC: Don’t use balikbayan boxes for drugs
Boxes containing items sent by overseas Filipino workers should not be used to smuggle illegal drugs as these are symbols of ...
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Balikbayan box, OFW symbol of love, used for kush–BOC
BALIKBAYAN boxes that have been sent as expressions of love by Filipinos abroad to their families are now being used to ferry drugs that endanger the lives of many. In a statement, the Bureau of ...
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What you need to know about sending balikbayan boxes during the pandemic
Angelo says that rules for which items are allowed inside a balikbayan box remain the same. "Anything flammable or requiring petrol are still not allowed. Only 10 pieces or below of each item ...
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Worried about the delivery of your 'balikbayan box'? Here's what you need to know
make sure your box has no illicit items in it such as guns, drugs, money, and jewelry. Second, declare all the contents of the balikbayan box on the packing list. Third, keep all receipts such as ...
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P39.6-M marijuana hidden in balikbayan boxes seized at Manila port
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents seized earlier this week some 28 kg. of marijuana worth PHP39.6 million inside a container cargo at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). In ...
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BOC seizes P39-m marijuana declared as household items
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has thwarted an attempt to smuggle into the country P39 million worth of high grade marijuana ...
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Balikbayan boxes at Manila port yield P39.6-M marijuana
MANILA, Philippines — Several balikbayan boxes at the Manila International Container Port in Tondo were found to contain marijuana kush valued at P39,614,400, the Philippine Drug Enforcement ...