Three high-end used cars shipped from Korea were seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Subic, Zambales.
Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon said the cars – a used BMW 745 Sedan, one used BMW 745 Li Sedan and a Hyundai Equus JS350 Sedan estimated to worth around P10 million were taken after its shippers were found to have violated a provision of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA).
The vehicles arrived at the Port of Subic on board M/V SITC Osaka 1636S and were consigned to Sea Star Express Corp., a freight forwarder and that the importation may have violated Section 3 of Executive Order 156 prohibiting the importation of used motor vehicles.
The Commissioner said the vehicles remain under the custody of the BOC pending further investigation.
(Betheena Kae Unite)