THE Bureau of Customs has dismissed claims the fire that razed Security Warehouse 159 on June 1 could have been an inside job.

Sonny Sarmiento, deputy chairman for operations of the BOC – Special Studies and Project Development Committee, explained that the keys to the warehouse were kept by four different personnel from Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service, Enforcement and Security Services, the committee, and a warehouseman designated by the Port of Manila.

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