ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/16 August) – The Philippine Navy has
intercepted a shipment of P10-million worth of contraband goods that
came from Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia, a top military official disclosed
Thursday.
Rear Admiral Armando Guzman, Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM)
command chief, citing a belated report, said the shipment was
intercepted Thursday last week at vicinity 1.2 nautical miles west of
Tulian Island, Sulu.
Guzman said the troops aboard Patrol Gunboat-118 known as BRP-Emilio
Liwanag were on maritime law enforcement operation when they spotted M/L
Al-Kausar steaming towards the port of Jolo, the capital of Sulu
province.
When inspected, Guzman said the troops found out that M/L Al-Kausar
is loaded with 485 bales of used clothing (ukay-ukay), 3,000 sacks of
rice, 300 cases of K2 soft drinks, 183 boxes of Sedaap noodles, 100
boxes of Maggi Kari, 115 bags of pancit/udang noodles, 30 boxes of white
candles (BT lights), and 200 boxes of cooking oil.
Hudri Darusalam, the skipper of M/L Al-Kausar, failed to present documents of the cargo shipment, Guzman said.
The vessel is owned and operated by Albasher Salim Sangka of Basbas, Languyan municipality, Tawi-Tawi, he said.
Guzman said the vessel was escorted to the port of Jolo and the
confiscated contrabands goods were turned over to the Bureau of Customs.
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MindaNews | August 17, 2012 | Article Link
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