MANILA: Thirty-one officers of four multi-purpose cooperatives in Central Luzon are facing criminal charges before the Department of Justice in connection with the smuggling of P93 million worth of rice in Legazpi City. Customs Commissioner Rufino Biazon said they were suspected consignees in the foiled attempt to smuggle 78,000 bags of rice from Vietnam. “We will never allow any multi-purpose cooperative to exploit their rice importation allocation privileges for illegal activities,” he said.
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