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BUREAU OF CUSTOM

BATA PA AKO, SIKAT NA SIKAT NA ANG BUREAU OF CUSTOM. IBA ANG DATING KAPAG IKAW AY NAGTRATRABAHO SA SANGAY NA ITO NG ATING PAMAHALAAN. MARAMI AKONG MGA KAKILALA, KAIBIGAN, KALARO, KAKLASE NA KUNG SAAN ANG KANILANG MGA MAGULANG AT KAPATID AY PAWANG NAGTRATRABAHO SA “BUREAU OF CUSTOM”, SILA YUNG MAYROONG MAGAGARA AT IMPORTED NA MGA LARUAN, MAY IBAT-IBANG PX GOODS, TULAD NG ALAK, BLUE SEALS NA SIGARILYO AT SAMUT-SARING MGA DELATA AT MGA TSOKOLATE. IBA RIN ANG MGA KASANGKAPAN AT KAGAMITAN NILA SA BAHAY. IMPORTED AND KANILANG MGA KASUOTAN TULAD NG DAMIT AT SAPATOS.

KAILAN MAN AY DI SUMAGI SA AKING ISIPAN NA ANG MGA KAGAMITANG ITO AY PUSLIT O PALUSOT. ANG BUONG AKALA KO NOON AY LUBHANG MALAKI ANG SWELDO NG MGA TAONG NAGTATRABAHO SA “BUREAU OF CUSTOM” DAHIL DITO, KAYA NILANG SUPORTAHAN ANG MALUHONG PAMUMUHAY. NANG AKO AY TUMUNTONG NG “HIGH SCHOOL” NAG IBA ANG AKING PANANAW SA MGA KAWANI NG KAGAWARAN NG ADWANA O BUREAU OF CUSTOM. DI KO NAMAN NILALAHAT SUBALIT KAPAG SINABING “TAGA CUSTOM YAN” KORAP O TIWALI ANG KATUMBAS NA KAHULUGAN NITO.

SA MANIWALA KAYO SA HINDI TALAMAK ANG LAGAYAN AT PALUSUTAN SA BUREAU OF CUSTOM. NAKABILI NA BA KAYO NG MURANG CELLPHONE, TELEVISION SET, IMPORTED DENIMS, AT IBA PANG MGA IMPORTED NA PRODUKTO? LAHAT NG MGA ITO AY MGA “HOT ITEMS O COMMODITIES.” MARAMI DING MGA “MAGICIAN” SA LOOB NG BUREAU OF CUSTOM, SA ISANG KISAP-MATA KAYA NITONG PAGLAHUIN ANG MGA MAMAHALIN AT IMPORTED NA SASAKYAN AT MALALAKING CONTAINER VANS NA NAGLALAMAN NG IBAT-IBANG KARGAMENTO. NAKAKALUNGKOT MANG ISIPIN NA PARANG WALA NANG LUNAS ANG KORAPSYON SA SANGAY NA ITO NG ATING PAMAHALAAN.

TILA MAYROONG SA DEMONYO ANG SANGAY NG KAGAWARAN NG ADWANA, KAHIT SINO MANG MATINONG TAO ANG ILAGAY MO DITO AY NAHAHAWA SA BULOK NA SISTEMA UMIIRAL DITO. ANG PINAKAHULING ANOMALYA KINASANGKUTAN NG BUREAU OF CUSTOM AY ANG NAKAPUSLIT NA 600 KILOGRAM NG SHABU NA NAGKAKAHALAGA NG P6.4 BILLON NA NASAMSAM NG NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SA ISANG WAREHOUSE SA VALENZUELA CITY.
SA GALIT NG MARAMI, LALO NA NG MGA KAMAG-ANAK NG MGA NATOKHANG NG ATING MGA KAPULISAN DAHIL LAMANG SA NAHULIHAN SILA MALIIT NA SACHET NG SHABU AT ILAN DAANG PISO. NAIS NILANG MALIPOL LAHAT ANG MGA SANGKOT SA PAGPUPUSLIT NG KONTRABANDONG ITO. “CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG TO SUSPECT THAT THE BIGGEST DRUG SYNDICATE IS OPERATING IN THE BUREAU OF CUSTOM.”

ANG INOSENTENG BATA NA SI KIAN DELOS SANTOS (SA MATA NG BATAS) AY WALANG AWANG PINATAY NG MGA PULIS DAHIL SA BINTANG NA SIYA AY “STREET PUSHER.” KUNG MASIGASIG SA PAGBABAHAY BAHAY NG ANG ATING MGA KAPULISAN DAPAT LALO NILANG PAIGTINGIN ANG PANGANGALAP NG “INTELLIGENCE” AT MASUSING BANTAYAN ANG PAGPASOK NG MGA ILIGAL NA DROGA SA ATING BANSA.

DAPAT ISA ALANG-ALANG NG MGA TAGAPAGBANTAY NG ATING SEGURIDAD NA ANG MGA SANGKAP NG ILIGAL NA DROGA AY MULA SA IBANG MGA BANSA AT ITO AY IPINUPUSLIT PATUNGO SA ATING BANSA KAYA’T MARAPAT NILANG PAG TUUNAN NG PANSIN ANG ATING MGA BAYBAYING DAGAT AT MGA PALIPARAN. “KILL THE SOURCE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS” KUNG PEDE LANG SAMPOLAN NINYO ANG TAGA BUREAU OF CUSTOM.

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