On Friday, February 17, The Philippines Agricultural Department charged 15 crew members of a cargo ship for smuggling sugar. Authorities found P400 million worth of sugar from MV Sunward, and the captain, along with the rest of the crew, were charged with smuggling.
The incident happened in Batangas. The arrested persons’ identities are 7 Chinese, 6 Indonesian and 1 Filipino national. They were charged under the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act of 2016, widely known as the Republic Act 10845.