00:00Smuggled cigarettes boxes that were destroyed by the Bureau of Customs were sold by the contractor of the agency.
00:08This is what John Consulta pointed out.
00:15When the boxes were sold to the NBI undercover agent.
00:19We are the NBI. We were arrested for violating our agricultural rights abroad.
00:29The NBI-STF arrested two employees of a disposal facility in Capas, Tarlac.
00:35The reason is illegal sales of cigarette boxes instead of destroying them,
00:40according to their contract with the Bureau of Customs.
00:44The company accused the buyers of the boxes worth P250 million.
00:51We conducted surveillance.
00:53When it was positive, we prepared P17.5 million in boodle money.
01:01We went here with trucks.
01:03There was no tax, excise tax and surcharge taxes.
01:09The government lost P150 million.
01:12This is where we were arrested.
01:15According to the NBI-STF,
01:18for some of these smuggled cigarettes,
01:21it should be for disposal.
01:24The one who sold the illegal cigarettes was the environmental consultant of this disposal facility.
01:34Why did you sell them instead of destroying them?
01:37When I arrived yesterday, this is what happened.
01:42I was bribed.
01:46Did you receive the payment?
01:48Yes. I gave it to ***.
01:51They will bring it to the boss.
01:54Here is the case of the arrested.
01:57RA 12022 is our new anti-smuggling economic sabotage act.
02:04At the same time, we are looking at the angle of the Commerce Act.
02:08For JMA Integrated News, John Consulta.
02:11Ringing 24 hours.
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