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CAMP GALLEGO, Tubod, Lanao del Norte — A routine police checkpoint turned into a major anti-smuggling victory after personnel of the Linamon Municipal Police Station intercepted an estimated ₱735,200 worth…
South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur — Authorities apprehended 375 reams of suspected smuggled cigarettes, valued at approximately ₱294,375, after stopping a vehicle at a police checkpoint in Barangay Romongaob, South…
MARANTAO, Lanao del Sur — Police authorities intercepted more than ₱1.6 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during a routine checkpoint operation along Narciso Ramos Highway in Barangay Daana-ingud on Friday…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — More than ₱2.8 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were intercepted by the Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) after its patrol team stopped a motorized banca attempting to…
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The calm waters off Sta. Cruz Island turned into the scene of swift and decisive law enforcement action as the Philippine National Police (PNP), under the leadership…
The recent study by Action for Economic Reforms (AER), in partnership with the Economics for Health program of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, shines a much-needed light on…
KALILANGAN, BUKIDNON — Authorities intercepted a garbage truck loaded with an estimated ₱3 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes during a checkpoint operation conducted by personnel of the 1004th Maneuver…
ZAMBOANGA CITY, November 8, 2025 — In a decisive maritime security operation, law enforcement agencies intercepted a motorized vessel loaded with alleged smuggled cigarettes off the waters of Manalipa Island,…
SULTAN NAGA DIMAPORO, Lanao del Norte — Police authorities intercepted a truck loaded with an estimated ₱8 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during a joint checkpoint operation on November 6,…
Davao City — The Philippine Navy successfully intercepted a Jungkong-type watercraft loaded with over ₱43.5 million worth of smuggled foreign-brand cigarettes off the coast of Barangay Bato, Sta. Cruz, Davao…