NO ORDINARY 'AUTO PARTS'
Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapena presents to the media one of two luxury cars seized at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. The black Mercedes Benz SUV and its white edition, estimated at P10 million, were misdeclared as "auto parts". JOHN MICAH SEBASTIAN
Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapena presents to the media one of two luxury cars seized at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. The black Mercedes Benz SUV and its white edition, estimated at P10 million, were misdeclared as "auto parts". JOHN MICAH SEBASTIAN
BARELY a week in office, Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapena wasted no time in enforcing his promise to rid the Bureau of Customs (BOC) of corruption as his men seized two luxury cars misdeclared as auto parts worth P10 million.