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Malaysian tax stamps sa Cebu raid, peke!

DIPUGA - Non Alquitran - Pilipino Star Ngayon

PEKE ang mga Malaysian tax stamps na nakakabit sa mga nakumpiskang sigarilyo sa isinagawang raid sa pasilidad ng Baisisen Global Corporation sa Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. Napatunayan ito ni Yong Hwa Ming, ng Royal Malaysian Customs Department na nagsagawa ng probe sa samples sa orig na Malaysian stamps kumpara sa 45 samples sa nakumpiskang sigarilyo. May iba’t-ibang paraan na ginamit si Ming para lumabas ang katotohanan sa isyu. “All of the specimen obtained in the factory shows similar designs features, therefore the detailed analysis and the pictures in this report below were made mainly on one specimen which represent the same as the ­others,” ani Ming. “The comparative features between the ­genuine RMCD tax stamp and the specimens were obtained with a magnifying glass with the magnification factors of 10,” ang dagdag pa n’ya. Hehehe! Kelangan pa bang i-memorize ‘yan?

Si Ming, na isang product specialist ng Lembah Sari SDN BHD ang Stamps Provider ng RMCD, ay ipinadala sa Pinas upang magsagawa ng imbestigasyon sa mga nakumpiskang sigarilyo. Napansin kasi ng joint NICA at PRO7 operatives na ang mga sigarilyo ay may nakakabit na Malaysian tax stamps. Kaya’t nakipagkoordinasyon ang Philippine National Police sa kanilang counterpart sa Malaysia para matukoy kung tunay o peke ang mga tax stamps. Mismooooo!

Sinabi ni PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio “Tateng” Nartatez Jr. na nakumpiska sa raid ang 38 boxes na naglalaman ng 10.64 milyon na Malaysian tax stamps, o humigit kumulang na 212.8 milyon na cigarette sticks, na nagkakahalagang P4.256 bilyon. Nakumpiska rin ang 22 makina na ginagamit sa paggawa ng sigarilyo na nasa P1.1 bilyon ang presyo. Ang total na halaga ng nakumpiskang ebidensiya ay nasa P5.4 bilyon, ani Nartatez. Wow na wow!

Kumuha si Ming ng 45 samples sa iba’t-ibang uri ng sigarilyo at kinumpara ang mga ito sa orig na Malaysian tax stamps. “The results gathered from the authentication tests (covert, semi-covert, covert and forensic-physical and digital) clearly demonstrated that the specimens were counterfeit tax stamps produced using a different design file, different inks and printing technology,” ani Ming. “The optical variable ink pigments used in the specimens do not has the same chemical composition as those found in the genuine tax stamps,” ang dagdag pa n’ya. “Therefore, the specimens can therefore easily be identified as counterfeit tax stamps using only visual features via the naked eye or with the help of the authentication tools,” ang konklusiyon ni Ming. Araguyyyyy!

Bunga ng findings ni Ming, kinasuhan ng violation of Article 172 ng RPC ang mga inarestong Pinoy at apat na foreigners at maaring madagdagan pa ito. Abangan!

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