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NORDIS
WEEKLY July 24, 2005 |
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P.5M fake LPG products seized in Baguio |
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| Authorities move to break supply chain BAGUIO CITY (July 21) — Agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Cordillera (CIDG-CAR) seized on Thursday morning half a million worth of counterfeit liquefied petroleum products from dealers who were about to deliver the products to a chain of small sari-sari stores in the city. CIDG-CAR regional chief Sr. Supt. Marvin Bolabola vowed to clamp down on those responsible for these counterfeit products which are reportedly being produced in a warehouse raided by authorities lately. Besides being under-filled, the LPG tanks bore fake seals and markings as they were painted only at the ELXIA warehouse owned by a certain Bonifacio Ellara along Irisan barangay here. Six fully loaded trucks contained around 1,000 tanks which bore fake seals and these were weighed one by one. The tanks, mostly with fake markings of Shellane, M Gas, Gasul, and Caltex, authorities said, are being sold at P460 each to small stores around the city. Bolabola said it is a crime under PD 1865 to distribute counterfeit petroleum as well as adulterated petroleum products. At least 20 owners, truck helpers and drivers are now facing charges in violation of the adulterated petroleum products law. “Tututukan namin ang supply chain,” the CIDG-CAR chief said even as the owner of the warehouse where these fake LPG are manufactured is already facing criminal raps before the court. Bolabola hinted that even after the ELXIA warehouse in Irisan was raided, the manufacture of these counterfeit products continued. Authorities surmise that counterfeiting of LPG products here in the city has been going on for several years now. “These fake products might even be endangering the lives of consumers because safety measures are not observed in their production.” He cited that for several years now, fire and explosion incidents were caused by fake and unsafe LPG tanks. The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Industry Association (LPGIA) is raising complaints about the faking of their products, said Bolabola, because they are responsible when accidents happen especially when explosions or leaks cause discomfort and death to the end users. # Artemio A. Dumlao for NORDIS |
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