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ILIGAN CITY — Authorities seized an estimated ₱1.64 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes after intercepting an abandoned delivery van during an anti-smuggling operation in Barangay Tubod on Tuesday afternoon,…
Authorities seized an estimated ₱4.5 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested one suspect during a joint anti-smuggling operation conducted by the police and the Bureau of Customs in Barangay…
Authorities intercepted a suspected smuggler and seized more than ₱270,000 worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes during an intensified checkpoint operation in Barangay Bauyan, Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte on…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Authorities recovered more than half a million pesos worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes abandoned in a coastal community here during an anti-crime operation over the weekend, police…
COTABATO CITY — Authorities arrested a suspected cigarette smuggler and confiscated more than P171,000 worth of illegal cigarettes during a routine checkpoint operation in Matanog, Maguindanao del Norte, as part…
ALICIA, Zamboanga Sibugay — Authorities seized more than ₱1.8 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes and arrested a male suspect during an intelligence-driven anti-smuggling operation conducted in the early hours…
Authorities confiscated undocumented cigarette products valued at approximately ₱314,400 during a checkpoint operation at the Pantar Border Control Checkpoint in Barangay Campong, Pantar, Lanao del Norte on March 7, 2026.…
Authorities seized alleged smuggled cigarettes valued at ₱427,500 after intercepting an abandoned vehicle during a coordinated checkpoint operation in Barangay Baraas, Picong, Lanao del Sur on March 3, 2026. The…
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — More than ₱7.2 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes were intercepted by authorities during a checkpoint operation conducted by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Barangay…
POLOMOLOK, South Cotabato — Operatives of the Philippine National Police Regional Office 12 confiscated smuggled cigarettes valued at approximately ₱644,941 and arrested a female suspect during an anti-smuggling operation conducted…