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DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 2 Feb) – President Rodrigo R. Duterte said the government would destroy confiscated smuggled luxury vehicles by running a tractor over them Tuesday next week and told the car enthusiasts to import vehicles the proper way.
In his speech during the Indigenous Peoples Leaders’ Summit Thursday at the Naval Station Felix Apolinario in Panacan, Duterte said he would rather want government to destroy the luxury cars seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) than putting them up for auction because smugglers would abuse it in order to evade taxes and acquire legal papers for the smuggled cars.
“Mag- import kayo tapos ang (You would import and then the) consignee [is] fake. Fake news, fake name, fake address. Pagkahuman, imbarguhon man na sa Customs, di ba? Kay wa’y tag-iya, wa’y mobayad og buwis (After that, it will be confiscated by Customs, right?[]
Because it has no owner, no one would pay the taxes),” he said.[]
Among vehicles confiscated by the BOC include Ferraris, Porsches, and Lamborghinis.[] Share this story Send Feedback Submit Fact Check
