Task Group Sulu intercepts illegal shipment of rice

From the Philippine News Agency (May 7): Task Group Sulu intercepts illegal shipment of rice
 

Joint Task Group Sulu troops have intercepted and confiscated an illegal shipment of rice with estimated market value of more than PHP3 million in the sea waters of Sulu.

Col. Alan Arrojado, Joint Task Group Sulu commander, said the rice shipment was intercepted around 6:40 a.m. Thursday in the waters between the municipalities of Parang and Indanan.

Arrojado said the troops aboard Patrol Gunboat-393 were on security patrol when they spotted a watercraft named M/L Glory II steaming towards Jolo, the capital of Sulu.

When inspected, Arrojado said M/L Glory II was loaded with undocumented 2,090 sacks of white rice of 50 kilos each that came from Sabah.

He said the confiscated sacks of rice were turned over to the Bureau of Customs (BoC) for proper disposition.

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