Senator Nancy Binay yesteday expressed dismay that for years not one smuggler has been charged, arrested or jailed.
Despite the repeated warnings to those behind large-scale smuggling activities, no crackdown on warehouses of alleged rice hoarders and smugglers has been made.
“It’s one giant step that the President will use the entire power of the State to go after rice smugglers and hoarders,” she said.
Binay said that despite the numerous congressional probes and warnings, rice cartels continue to freely operate.
“I hope the government is serious in going after those behind large-scale rice smuggling activities. Ang usual na ginagawa kasi ay wawarningan ang mga smugglers at hoarders. The funny thing is, we’re giving smugglers and hoarders a lead time to clean up their tracks,” she said.
Law enforcement agencies have not made any major crackdown or arrest in spite of the intelligence reports.