Navy holds 3 boats with P20-M smuggled goods from Malaysia

Naval authorities in Mindanao apprehended three vessels containing over P20 million worth of smuggled goods from Malaysia last September 23, belated reports show.

Capt. Rafael Mariano, deputy commander of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao for Fleet Operations, said vessels from Naval Task Force 61 stationed in Jolo, Sulu, spotted three motor launch vessels at about two nautical miles north of Tulian Island in Sulu. 

Navy personnel boarded the vessels identified as M/L Menham-H, M/L Al-Kausar and M/L Okey, owned and operated by Hadji Hamsi Hamsiradji, Albasher Salim Sanka, and Hadji Jamar Mansul respectively. The Navy personnel discovered tons of smuggled goods such as rice, biscuits and noodles.

M/L Menham-H contained 13,855 sacks of rice, 145 boxes of Maggi Kari noodles, 100 boxes of Chong Yuan Biscuits, 100 pcs. used white containers, 91 bundles of udang noodles, 50 boxes of BT lights white candles, 20 boxes of Boy-Boy/Pollo Choco Sandwich, 5 boxes of black tea, 5 pcs. of empty LPG tanks, 4 pcs. vehicle tires, one new plastic drum, and one portable generator with a total market vale of P10.3 million.

M/L Okey had P7.7 million worth of goods on board consisting of 10,000 sacks of rice, 250 boxes of cooking oil, 100 boxes of 3-in-1 coffee, 180 pcs. of used white container, 60 pcs. used plastic water containers, and 2 pcs. of blue drum.

M/L Al-Kausar had 2,980 sacks of rice with an estimated market value of P 2,145,600.

Total value of seized goods is at P20,145,600.

All goods were turned over to the Bureau of Customs at the Sub-Port of Jolo, Sulu last September 26.-Interaksyon (October 04, 2012 3:15PM)