PCG information officer Lt. Arman Balilo said the misdeclared cargo was off-loaded from MV St. Ezekiel Moreno of Negros Navigation Inc. Sunday at Pier 2 in North Harbor.
The shipment, reportedly consigned to one Mario Lobregat, came from Zamboanga City in five 20-footer container vans and was declared as seaweed, according to Balilo.
Upon arrival, the misdeclared shipment was temporarily stored at the Mabuhay Container Yard of Negros Navigation in Balut, Tondo. – Nestor Etolle