00:00In other news, as part of the campaign against smuggling, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the destruction of smuggled e-cigarettes and other free products
00:14that are not only affecting our economy but also the health and well-being of the youth.
00:22Clayzel Pardilla is in the center of the news live.
00:25Millions of illegal vapes were smuggled today under the leadership of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:37According to the President, the government is not only at a loss if the well-being of the people, especially the youth, is not put at risk.
00:47The PISON and the Bureau of Postdocs smuggled almost 3 million pieces of illegal vape and its accessories.
00:58President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. was the first to destroy e-cigarettes.
01:04The packaging of the products is unlicensed, health-warning, and harmful to the youth.
01:11This is something that the President should be alarmed about.
01:14It is even more worrying if we look at the packaging.
01:19The packaging is really for the youth.
01:22Their target market is the youth.
01:25They want to teach the youth how to be addicted to vapes.
01:29Vapes are even more dangerous because they contain drugs.
01:36We don't know, we didn't inspect, it was smuggled.
01:40We didn't inspect, we don't know where it came from.
01:43We do not know about the manufacturing process that they go through before they come here.
01:50So we don't know if this is safe or not.
01:54According to the Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Law,
01:58the vapes sold in the market must have a certification, tax stamp, or proof of payment.
02:06This is a very dangerous thing.
02:08And most of all, there is no flavor descriptor that can be used against the youth and the environment.
02:14The vapes are worth more than P3 billion.
02:18Starting with the 10 separate operations of the BOC.
02:22This is a very dangerous thing for the authorities.
02:24We will make sure that you will also be harmed
02:27if you import these products that do not pay the tax and are illegal to enter.
02:33The long arm of the law will catch up on you.
02:35It's a violation of R.A. 11900,
02:38our nicotine, and on the part of the Bureau,
02:41our violation and smuggling under the CMTA.
02:44They will be jailed because it's a criminal case.
02:48President Marcos already condemned the BOC
02:51for the successful operation against smuggling.
02:54In 2024, the agency confiscated 6.6 billion pesos of smuggled vape products.
03:02That's a portion of P85 billion.
03:05It's the total value of the illegal products that the BOC caught.
03:10It's a very serious problem.
03:11The BOC is also using modern technology.
03:16And the spread of intelligence information is intensified
03:20so that the illegal products that enter our country can be caught immediately.
