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KIDAPAWAN CITY, Cotabato Province — A 40-year-old woman was arrested by operatives of the Kidapawan City Police Station after authorities allegedly discovered several packs of suspected smuggled cigarettes during a…
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Authorities arrested a 38-year-old construction worker and confiscated an estimated ₱5.73 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes during an intelligence-driven anti-smuggling operation late Wednesday…
CARMEN, Agusan del Norte — Authorities intercepted an estimated ₱7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during a police operation along the shoreline of Purok 3, Baylanon in Barangay Cahayagan, Carmen,…
PANTAR, Lanao del Norte — Authorities intensified their campaign against smuggling after intercepting a shipment of illicit cigarettes valued at approximately ₱316,000 during a checkpoint operation on Tuesday, May 5,…
KAPATAGAN, Lanao del Norte — Authorities intercepted an estimated Php 840,000 worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes during a checkpoint operation in Barangay Bansarvil-1 on the evening of May 4, 2026,…
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines — Authorities intensified their crackdown on illegal smuggling activities after a joint maritime law enforcement operation led by the Philippine National Police Maritime Group resulted in the…
Authorities intercepted a large shipment of smuggled cigarettes during a checkpoint operation in Pantar. Lanao del Norte on May 4, 2026, underscoring the government’s intensified campaign against illegal trade in…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Authorities intercepted an estimated ₱18.8 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in two separate maritime operations conducted by the Philippine Navy through the Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC),…
MALAPATAN, Sarangani Province — Authorities arrested a 26-year-old man and seized smuggled cigarettes valued at ₱128,352.00 during a joint checkpoint operation conducted by local police and law enforcement personnel on…
A joint law enforcement operation in Governor Generoso resulted in the interception of an estimated ₱21.3 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes in the early hours of May 1, 2026,…