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ZAMBOANGA CITY — Police authorities recovered 51 master cases of suspected smuggled cigarettes valued at nearly ₱7.94 million during a coastal anti-smuggling operation at an abandoned warehouse in Seaside, Barangay…
Police arrested two individuals and seized an estimated ₱2.292 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes during a checkpoint operation in Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay, on August 16, 2026, as authorities intensified…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — A total of 695 master cases of undocumented foreign-brand cigarettes with an estimated value of ₱170.14 million were intercepted by the Naval Command Western Mindanao (NCWM) during…
LUGAIT, Misamis Oriental — Police recovered 31 master cases of suspected smuggled cigarettes valued at approximately ₱992,000 after a Toyota Hi-Ace van figured in a vehicular accident along the National…
ILIGAN CITY, Philippines — Authorities seized an estimated ₱480,000 worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes after intercepting a vehicle carrying 12 master cases of Cannon cigarettes in Barangay Tubod, Iligan City,…
SULTAN NAGA DIMAPORO, Lanao del Norte — Two individuals were arrested and an estimated ₱1.12 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes were confiscated during a police operation along the coastal…
LANAO DEL NORTE, Philippines — Police authorities in Northern Mindanao confiscated an estimated ₱264,000 worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes and apprehended two individuals during separate checkpoint operations in the municipalities…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — A joint law enforcement operation in Zamboanga City led to the arrest of a 47-year-old man and the seizure of alleged smuggled cigarettes valued at more than…
LEBAK, Sultan Kudarat — Police recovered an estimated ₱4,620,672 worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes during a manhunt operation targeting a wanted person in Barangay Kinudalan, Lebak, Sultan Kudarat, on Wednesday…
DAVAO CITY — Authorities seized an estimated ₱677,960 worth of cigarettes suspected to have been smuggled during an operation in Barangay 27-C, Davao City, on August 10, 2026, the Philippine…