We’ll never take garlic for granted again.
In case you haven’t heard, the country is said to be experiencing a garlic crisis, too.
“On Thursday, July 10, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) filed smuggling charges before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against a trader for alleged smuggling of PHP30 million worth of garlic,” reports ABS-CBN News correpondent Ina Reformina on ABS-CBNnews.com.
According to Customs Commissioner John Sevilla, the respondent, Aiza C. Salise, owner of Good Earth Merchandise, is being charged in connection with the seizure of over 101 metric tons or 101,460 kilos of garlic allegedly smuggled from Hong Kong.
The report said that the garlic packs were loaded in four 40-footer container vans and were declared as “raw materials for chocolate.”
The report added that “the seized garlic may be sold in the local market to help temper the high cost of the commodity.” At present, a kilo of garlic is about PHP220 to PHP280.
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