Manila, Dec. 7 -- The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Sunday reported the disposal of assorted confiscated products in Zamboanga City, including over 200 bales of used clothing, ensuring that non-compliant goods are kept out of the supply chain.

In a news release, the BOC said among the forfeited goods dumped into a sanitary landfill by the Port of Zamboanga on Dec. 2 were 281 bales of used clothing (ukay-ukay), 153 sacks of sugar and 28 boxes of medicines.

The items were previously forfeited for violations of Republic Act No. 4653, which bans the commercial importation of used clothing, and Republic Act No. 9711 (Food and Drug Administration Act), in relation to Section 117 of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act, which prohibits the im...