Question & AnswerQ&A (BOC Customs Memorandum Order No. 21-2011)
The primary purpose is to strengthen the investigating and prosecution arm of the Bureau of Customs against erring Customs personnel by directing the referral of apprehension reports and other related documents to the Internal Inquiry and Prosecution Division (IIPD).
All apprehending and enforcement offices/units within the Intelligence Group (IG), Enforcement Group (EG), Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS), Enforcement Surveillance Service (ESS), Investigation Division (ID), Intelligence and Prosecution Report Division (IPRD), and other similar units existing or to be constituted are mandated to refer apprehension reports and related documents to the IIPD.
They must submit certified true copies of their apprehension reports and all pertinent documents and pieces of evidence related thereto.
Within the next working day from the time of the apprehension.
District Collectors are directed to refer or submit to the IIPD certified true copies of the report or any similar information or document which became the basis for the issuance of Warrants of Seizure and Detention (WSDs) and all other pertinent documents and pieces of evidence related thereto within the next working day from the time of issuance of the WSD.
They are required to submit certified true copies of the report or any similar information or document that served as the basis for issuing the WSD and all other related pertinent documents and evidence.
It took effect immediately upon its adoption on May 10, 2011.
This order shall last until it is revoked.
Commissioner Angeli To A. Alvarez signed the order.
The submission ensures that the Internal Inquiry and Prosecution Division has timely access to necessary documents and evidence to effectively investigate and prosecute cases involving erring Customs personnel.