9 Convicted for Agricultural Smuggling by Philippine Court of Tax Appeals
The Philippine Court of Tax Appeals has convicted nine individuals for their involvement in agricultural and fishery product smuggling, sentencing them under the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act. Prison terms were imposed, with some eligible for parole.
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