Agriculture Secretary William Dar and some importers faced the Senate’s next investigation today (March 28) on the alleged large-scale smuggling of agricultural products in the country.
Despite billions-worth of confiscated products by the Bureau of Customs and the passage of Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act, Sotto pointed out that there seems to have been no convicted smugglers.
It can be recalled that a number of local farmers had already called the government’s attention on the influx of some imported and misdeclared agricultural products in the country. (PTV News)/VC- ag
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