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A P15-million luxury car misdeclared as used auto parts was found on September 1 in a container that had arrived in the Port of Davao from Japan
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Customs officers discovered the white Porsche 911 GT3 RS while searching the box for possible illegal drugs
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A warrant of seizure and detention has been issued against the shipment for violation of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Davao intercepted a P15.308-million Porsche misdeclared as used auto parts from Japan during a physical examination on September 1.
The agency conducted the search jointly with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency XI (PDEA), Seaport Interdiction Unit, and the Davao City Police after receiving an intelligence report from the Sasa police.
The white Porsche 911 GT3 RS was found in the innermost part of a container concealed behind various used auto parts, BOC said in a statement.
PDEA Region XI joined the inspection to search for possible illegal drugs in the shipment, but found no such substances.
BOC-Davao district collector Atty. Erastus Sandino B. Austria immediately issued an alert order against the shipment.
Based on the intercepted Porsche’s documents, the shipment arrived from Japan on August 31, 2022, and was consigned to JJCTD Import and Export Trading Corp.
A warrant of seizure and detention has been issued against the shipment for violation of Section 1400 (Misdeclaration, Misclassification, Undervaluation in Goods Declaration) concerning Section 1113 (Property Subject to Seizure and Forfeiture) of Republic Act No. 10863 or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act.
In a separate development, the BOC-Port of Clark in Pampanga also intercepted 535.6 grams of Ketamine valued at P2.67 million hidden under polycarbonate sheets on August 18.
The shipment from Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, declared as clothing, was subjected to x-ray scanning after suspicious images were detected, resulting in the discovery of four pieces of polycarbonate sheets concealing white crystalline substances suspected to be illegal drugs.
The Customs Anti-Illegal Drug Task Force tested the substances which indicated the presence of “Special K, Ketamine”. Samples were then taken and turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency for chemical laboratory analysis that later confirmed that the substances contain Ketamine, classified as a dangerous drug under R.A. No. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
District Collector Alexandra Lumontad issued a Warrant of Seizure and Detention against the subject goods for violation of Sections 119 (d), and 1113 (f) of R.A. No. 10863 or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act, and Section 4 of R.A. No. 9165.
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