THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has intercepted a shipment of smuggled rice with an estimated value of P8 million in Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur.

The BOC said the 200,000 kilograms or 4,000 sacks of rice  found on board MV Amensia were believed to have come from Sandakan, Malaysia, which is only 628 kilometers from Zamboanga del Sur or about 338.87 nautical miles.

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