CAGAYAN DE ORO -- Motorcycle dealer Lynard Allan Bigcas is facing smuggling charges filed against him by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC).
The case, filed Monday before the City Prosecutor's Office, was in violation of a provision of the country's Tariff and Customs Code (Republic Act 1937) and Executive Order 156, Series of 2002 against smuggling, said City Prosecutor Fidel Macauyag.
He said the charges were based on the 14 motorbikes that were confiscated in Barangay Kauswagan during a raid inside Bigcas's rented warehouse last May 3.
The NBI and Federal Bureau of Investigation, which conducted verification of the vehicles, earlier confirmed that 11 of the luxury cars were considered stolen based on United States laws.
