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Multiple complaints for illegal fuel transfer

The Bureau of Customs formally filed multiple complaints against the owners and crew of the 'Tritrust' and 'Mega Ensoleillee' after an illegal transfer of unmarked fuel at the Navotas Fish Port. The total value of the fuel and two fuel tankers amounted to P715,350,000. Violations of the Customs Modernization and Tarff Act, National Internal Revenue Code, and Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law were filed at the Navotas City Prosecutor’s Office on Sep 21, 2024, against nine crew members of the 'Tritrust' and 16 from the 'Mega Ensoleillee', and unnamed owners of the vessels. The accused were caught on Sep 18 after a marking testing conducted by the Enforcement Group-Fuel Marking agents yielded failed results. Unmarked fuel is presumed to be illegally imported. Based on the diesel fuel inventory of the two vessels, the 'Tritrust' contained more or less 320,463 liters while the 'Mega Ensoleillee' had 39,884 liters, according to the BOC-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Services.