Pirates Foiled After Electronics Company Files Complaint
By Rahmat bin Haji Abdul Rahman in Zamboanga City, Mindanao

Bandar Seri Begawan - Many fake electronic items were seized by the National Bureau of Investigation raiding 16 stores before X'mas, after a popular electronics company filed complaint against the pirates.

Hoping to clean up piracy blatantly practiced in the city -special agents of the Philippines National Bureau of Investigation raided-at least 16 establishments and warehouses in Zamboanga City and confiscated a large number of boxes of fake electronic products recently.

A report from the NBI-Zamboanga office disclosed that the-raid was carried out on the strength of a search warrant issued by the court in Metro Manila.

The NBI agents from Manila and from this city surprised some commercial establishments and warehouses most of which were owned by Chinese nationals. Out of the 16 establishments, the NBI agents confiscated at least 114 boxes of bulbs in Zamboanga. The seizure was made at their warehouse in Veterans Avenue. It was considered one of the largest seizures.

The raiding teams confiscated a small number of electronic products from 15 other establishments. The NBI report disclosed that the raids were carried out after the concerned electronics company in Metro Manila filed a complaint to the NBI in Manila about how their products are faked and sold openly in the city.

The seized items were taken to NBI warehouse for safekeeping, before charges are filed in court against trade violators.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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