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ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities recovered millions of pesos worth of alleged smuggled imported cigarettes after discovering two abandoned motorized boats during a joint anti-smuggling operation in Sitio Isla Verde, Barangay…
KAPATAGAN, Lanao del Norte — Authorities seized an estimated ₱1.2 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes and arrested three individuals during a joint checkpoint operation conducted before dawn on July…
DAVAO DEL SUR, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) successfully intercepted a motorized banca carrying an estimated ₱7.38 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes during a maritime law enforcement…
CARMEN, Davao del Norte – Authorities recovered more than ₱3 million worth of allegedly smuggled cigarettes after suspected smugglers abandoned their vehicle and fled during a joint anti-smuggling operation along…
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities intercepted a shipment of alleged smuggled cigarettes worth more than ₱2.06 million during a late-night law enforcement operation in Barangay Sta. Catalina, Zamboanga City, leading to…
KAPATAGAN, Lanao del Sur — Authorities seized nearly 900 reams of suspected smuggled cigarettes worth more than ₱680,000 and arrested a 38-year-old man during an intensified Commission on Elections (COMELEC)…
STA. MARIA, Davao Occidental – Authorities seized an estimated ₱25.885 million worth of imported cigarettes and arrested two male suspects during a predawn buy-bust operation in Sta. Maria, Davao Occidental,…
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities intercepted more than ₱14 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes during a pre-dawn anti-smuggling operation in Barangay Campo Islam, Zamboanga City, on July 26, 2026, dealing…
BALOI, Lanao del Norte — Police authorities intercepted an estimated ₱276,000 worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes after an abandoned vehicle was recovered during a checkpoint operation in Baloi, Lanao del…
COTABATO, Philippines – Police authorities in Region 12 have intensified their campaign against the illegal tobacco trade, resulting in the arrest of three individuals and the seizure of more than…