THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) under the watch of former commissioner Nicanor Faeldon came up with a system that will enable them to collect “tara” (payoff) more than once, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Monday.

At the resumption of the Senate blue ribbon committee investigation on the “payola” system, Lacson said that aside from the usual payoff by brokers to have their shipment pass through the green lane, a special stop order could also be issued by the office of the commissioner to prevent the release of the shipment.

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