MANILA, Sept. 12 -- Three outbound parcels containing agarwood, a regulated forest product, with a total estimated street value of PHP9 million, were recently intercepted at a warehouse facility in Pasay City, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported Friday.

In a news release, the bureau said the shipments were declared dried "alingatong" wood chips but were flagged by X-ray inspection on Sept. 10.

Marked for examination, the packages were subjected to 100 percent physical inspection, which revealed 3.80 kilograms, 4.10 kilograms, and 4.52 kilograms of agarwood, respectively, instead of the declared items.

District Collector Alexandra Lumontad said the seized shipments, valued at PHP9.3 million, were placed under the custody of BOC-Ninoy A...