{"id":102589,"date":"2017-05-16T06:04:24","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T10:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=102589"},"modified":"2017-05-16T06:04:24","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T10:04:24","slug":"guns-concealed-in-water-heaters-seized-in-naia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/05\/16\/guns-concealed-in-water-heaters-seized-in-naia\/","title":{"rendered":"Guns concealed in water heaters seized in NAIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_100112\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100112\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ninoy_Aquino_International_Airport_Terminal_III.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100112\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ninoy_Aquino_International_Airport_Terminal_III.jpg\" alt=\"The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized two guns concealed in electric water heaters at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.  (Photo by Lawrence Ruiz (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0)],)\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ninoy_Aquino_International_Airport_Terminal_III.jpg 800w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ninoy_Aquino_International_Airport_Terminal_III-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ninoy_Aquino_International_Airport_Terminal_III-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-100112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized two guns concealed in electric water heaters at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. (Photo by<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File%3ANinoy_Aquino_International_Airport_Terminal_III.jpg\"> Lawrence Ruiz (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0)],<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>MANILA\u2014The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized two guns concealed in electric water heaters at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the bureau said the X- Ray Inspection Project (XIP) under the Enforcement Group (EG) found a lower receiver 9mm pistol and a lower receiver .45 pistol with empty magazine inside two packages at the Thomas Nationwide Transportation Warehouse in Pasay City on May 10.<\/p>\n<p>The guns were consigned to Christopher Yeung of Hong Kong, China and a certain Lau of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>The two pistols were uncovered after a certain Alfonso Martin V. Sanchez, 21, and a resident of Calookan City inquired about the status of two outbound parcels stored in the warehouse bound for Vietnam and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested for failure to produce the required documents from the Philippine National Police.<\/p>\n<p>Charges were filed against the suspect before the Pasay City Prosecutor&#8217;s Office for violation of Republic Act 10863, or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act of 2016, and RA 10591, or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act.<\/p>\n<p>The seized items are now in the custody of the BOC\u2013NAIA while the suspect was able to post bail.<\/p>\n<p>The initial hearing is set for May 22 at the Pasay Regional Trial Court.<\/p>\n<p>HEG Deputy Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno warned that the apprehension sends a strong signal to the public that the bureau strictly secures the country&#8217;s borders against illegal shipments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u2014The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized two guns concealed in electric water heaters at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. 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