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MATANOG, MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE — Two men were arrested after authorities seized 15 master cases, or 750 reams, of suspected smuggled cigarettes during a joint checkpoint operation in Sitio Marayag,…
LABANGAN, Zamboanga del Sur — Police seized 45 master cases and 43 reams of cigarettes suspected to have been smuggled and arrested two men during an interception operation in Barangay…
ZAMBOANGA CITY | October 2, 2026 Authorities seized an estimated ₱112.6 million worth of imported cigarettes suspected to have been smuggled after uncovering a concealed underground storage bunker during a…
MISAMIS ORIENTAL — Police authorities in Northern Mindanao intercepted more than ₱836,000 worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes during a checkpoint operation in Barangay Poblacion Libertad, Misamis Oriental, on September 30,…
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines — Police authorities seized 1,000 reams of suspected smuggled cigarettes valued at approximately ₱1.146 million during a law enforcement operation in Olutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay, on September 30,…
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — Police recovered 30 master cases of assorted cigarettes with a Bureau of Customs (BOC) standard value of ₱1.719 million during an intelligence-driven operation in Barangay Tiayon,…
BASILAN — Authorities seized 10 master cases, equivalent to 500 reams, of Astro Red cigarettes with an estimated value of P573,000 during a joint seaborne patrol operation in the coastal…
COTABATO CITY — A total of 110 boxes of smuggled Molton Menthol cigarettes seized during an anti-smuggling operation in Cotabato City were destroyed by burning on September 29, 2026, following…
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Authorities recovered an estimated P10 million worth of smuggled cigarettes after an abandoned boat was discovered along the shoreline of a resort in Barangay Patalon, Zamboanga…
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Authorities seized a 20-foot container truck loaded with an estimated 300 master cases of assorted cigarettes worth approximately P44.7 million during an operation in the eastern…