THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) on Monday said it has confiscated smuggled vape products valued at P5.07 billion in the first 10 months of the year.
In a media release on Monday, 14,100 boxes of forfeited vape products worth P1.48 billion were found in Valenzuela in October last year and completed in April 2024.
BoC also concluded the condemnation of 19,800 and 8,400 boxes of seized vape products on August 16 this year.
In recent operations, the Bureau said it uncovered smuggled disposable vape with an approximate value of P12.6 million in a vape shop in San Pedro, Laguna.
“The seizure of assorted imported vape devices, vape pods, and disposable vapes worth P6.475 million, among other illicit items discovered in a separate operation conducted in Quiapo, Manila,” it said. — Aubrey Rose A. Inosante