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COLUMBIO, Sultan Kudarat — What initially appeared to be a routine vehicular accident turned into a significant anti-smuggling operation after police discovered hundreds of thousands of pesos worth of illicit…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Naval forces under the Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) intercepted a motorized banca loaded with an estimated ₱64.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes off the waters of…
DAVAO DEL SUR, Philippines — Authorities intensified their campaign against illegal tobacco trade, resulting in the arrest of five individuals and the confiscation of an estimated P750,000 worth of alleged…
Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat – April 9, 2026 — Authorities launched a manhunt for unidentified suspects who evaded a border checkpoint and abandoned a vehicle loaded with hundreds of thousands of…
DAVAO CITY — Authorities on Thursday presented an estimated ₱156.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes confiscated from two warehouses here, marking one of the largest anti-smuggling operations recorded so far…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Authorities destroyed more than ₱266 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in a large-scale condemnation operation on Tuesday, signaling a renewed crackdown against illegal trade in the region.…
DAVAO CITY — Authorities seized an estimated ₱2.5 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes and arrested a delivery crew member during an early morning operation in Barangay Maa on Monday,…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Authorities intercepted a van allegedly transporting a large volume of smuggled cigarettes during a pre-dawn checkpoint operation in Barangay Baliwasan on Sunday, April 6. Operatives from the…
GLAN, Sarangani Province — Intensified anti-smuggling operations in this coastal municipality resulted in the rescue of a minor, the arrest of two suspects, and the confiscation of more than ₱158,000…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Authorities in Northern Mindanao intercepted more than ₱32.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in two successive operations on April 3, as part of heightened security…