RICE smuggling in the country was so rampant last year to the point that smugglers sneaked in 50,000 tons of rice a week at the height of their operations, a Bureau of Customs (BOC) official disclosed on Tuesday.
Customs Deputy Commissioner for Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group Agaton Teodoro Uvero, however, made it clear that the figure is just based on anecdotal evidence and that they are still gathering more data for confirmation.
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