Reports on filing suspension cases vs importers a ‘hoax’

The spokesman for the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has debunked news reports that circulated last week that the bureau already filed cases against a local cigarette manufacturer and 101 other importers by calling the reports a “hoax.”

The news reports, according to Col. Neil Anthony Estrella, claimed that the BOC will file a temporary suspension of the accreditation of 101 importers and brokers because of questionable shipments and that Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon had ordered Mighty Corporation and other companies to provide proof that their shipments were unintentionally misdeclared.