THE Senate blue ribbon committee ordered on Monday the arrest of one of the individuals named by Customs “fixer” Mark Taguba whom he has linked to the “tara” (payoff) system at the bureau.

At the resumption of the Senate investigation into the corruption at the BOC, Taguba in his presentation mentioned the name of Jojo Bacud as among those asking money from him to ensure that his shipment would be released unhampered.

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