P8.95M seized at Zamboanga City Port from passenger bound for Malaysia

CASH worth P8.95 million carried by a resident of Jolo was intercepted at the Zamboanga City Port Passenger Terminal on Monday afternoon, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported yesterday. The undeclared money was contained in a box being transported by 57-year-old Isnaji Sajail, who was supposed to board the M/V Lady Mary Joy 3 vessel bound for Malaysia. Under the law, a person bringing into or out of the Philippines cash in excess of P10,000 must have authorization from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Members of the PCG Zamboanga station immediately brought the apprehended passenger and the confiscated cargo to the Bureau of Customs-Zamboanga for the accounting of the money. — Mindanao Bureau