P35.4-M smuggled onions, garlic seized in Nueva Ecija

TALAVERA, Nueva Ecija — Authorities on Monday seized P35.4 million worth of allegedly smuggled onions and garlic in a cold storage facility in Barangay Calipahan here during an inspection led by Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno and National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag.

Nepomuceno said the seized items, including 6,088 bags of small yellow onions ...