Authorities on Monday discovered an appalling modus operandi: rice imported from Thailand are mixed with broken rice intended for animal feeds then sold to the market as premium Sinandomeng rice.

The scam was discovered when Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas 2nd and officials of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), Bureau of Internal Revenue, National Food Authority and Bureau of Customs inspected the Purefeeds Corp. warehouse at the First Industrial Center in Barangay Tikay, Malolos City, Bulacan, on Monday.

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