RICE smuggling in the country is very rampant last year to the point that smugglers were able to sneak in 50,000 tons of rice a week at the height of their operation, an official of Bureau of Customs 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 regarding the matter.

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