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KADINGILAN, Bukidnon — Authorities seized more than ₱1.1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during a checkpoint operation in Barangay Bagor, Kadingilan, Bukidnon on Tuesday morning, December 16, 2025, as part…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Philippine Navy’s Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) has confiscated nearly ₱40 million worth of smuggled cigarettes following three separate maritime interdiction operations conducted in the waters…
PARANG, Maguindanao del Norte — A 19-year-old man was arrested during a joint checkpoint operation in Barangay Poblacion 1, Parang, Maguindanao del Norte, after authorities discovered a large haul of…
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY — Personnel of the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) uncovered a stash of smuggled cigarettes hidden inside the baggage compartment of a passenger bus during a routine inspection at…
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — A high-impact maritime law enforcement operation before dawn on Thursday resulted in the seizure of ₱8.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes, marking another significant success in…
KAPATAGAN, Lanao del Norte — Police operatives intercepted ₱80,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes during a checkpoint operation in Barangay Bansarvil 1, Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, late Wednesday morning. According to…
MARAMAG, BUKIDNON — A joint police operation led by the Bukidnon 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company (2nd PMFC) intercepted a yellow “bao-bao” tricab loaded with smuggled cigarettes during a strategic…
BASILAN/Tawi-Tawi — In two separate operations on December 5 and 7, 2025, the Regional Maritime Unit–Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (RMU BAR) successfully intercepted and confiscated suspected smuggled cigarettes valued at over…
ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR — Police Regional Office (PRO) 9 continues to tighten its crackdown on illicit trade across the Zamboanga Peninsula, bolstering border security, maritime patrols, community-based intelligence, and aggressive…
PICONG, Lanao del Sur — Police intercepted over PHP1.6 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in a dawn checkpoint operation that led to the arrest of two suspects transporting the contraband…