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Lopez, et al vs. Commissioner of Customs, et al

JOSE G. LOPEZ and TOMAS VELASCO, petitioners, vs. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS OF DAVAO, CHAIRMAN OF THE ASAC, ACTING DIRECTOR, NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, CITY FISCAL OF DAVAO, SENIOR NBI AGENT OF DAVAO, EARL REYNOLDS, AND/OR ANY O

G.R. No. L-27968 | 1975-12-03

D E C I S I O N

FERNANDO, J:

This Court, understandably and appropriately in the decision of cases coming before it, is called upon to act with due care to avoid putting obstacles to the governmental policy "to minimize, if not to do away entirely, with the evil and corruption that smuggling brings in its wake .

. ." 1 Nonetheless, the steps taken by administrative authorities to implement such a laudable objective must not be repugnant to nor in conflict with constitutional rights. To be more specific, when the guarantee against unreasonable search and seizure is invoked, there is a need to scrutinize the facts rigorously to preclude...