Courtesy: BOC
THE owner of smuggled Bugatti Chiron car has been ordered to surrender to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) or face the consequences.
Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio said the agency has information on the location of the car, but they are still verifying it.
“Surrender, or you will face the consequences. We already have the information on the location of the car, but we are still verifying this. But for the owner, it would be better for him to surrender, similar to what the owner of the red Bugatti did yesterday,” he said.
The car is one of two Bugatti cars that the agency has been looking for.
On Friday, the owner of the smuggled red Bugatti car surrendered the vehicle.
The BOC said that the two luxury cars were worth P165 million each without customs duties and taxes, and were last seen in Pasay, Pasig, Muntinlupa, and Cavite.
“To the owner of the blue Bugatti, I promise that we will find you. A sports car like this attracts attention on the road. With the promise of a cash reward, we expect to receive information as soon as you drive your car on the road. It’s going to be a small world from now on,” Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service Director Verne Enciso added.
The BOC added that it first received word of the alleged smuggled vehicles in November 2023, which later revealed that the cars did not have the proper legal documentation.
The agency likewise said that the owners of the vehicles will face charges for violating customs laws.
Owner surrenders luxury car
On Friday, one of the two allegedly smuggled luxury cars that the government has been searching for surrendered the vehicle to the BOC, said the Inquirer. net.
According to the BOC, one of the two Bugatti Chiron sports cars was surrendered by its owner to its Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port.
“This shows what we can achieve by working together. This is a big win for the Bureau as we are working toward curbing smuggling of all kinds and making sure our borders are secured from these activities,” Customs Commissioner Bien Rubio said in a statement.
According to Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence Group Juvymax Uy, the red Bugatti was turned over to the BOC team at a residence in Ayala Alabang Village in Muntinlupa City.
This is also where the sports car was hidden, he added.
“Our intelligence is that the red Bugatti had been stored in a house in Alabang. Since we shared the information about the two cars publicly, it got harder for the owners to drive these anywhere,” Uy said.
The car owner will face charges for violating Section 1400 in relation to Section 1113 of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act, the bureau said.
The BOC said on Monday that they were tracking down the location of the two luxury cars, which amount to P165 million each.
