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LINAMON, Lanao del Norte — Police operatives from the 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company of the Lanao del Norte Police Provincial Office (LDN PPO) intercepted an estimated ₱600,000 worth of…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — A late-night maritime patrol off Sta. Cruz Island has led to the seizure of smuggled cigarettes worth more than ₱16 million and the arrest of two suspects,…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — In a major blow to the illegal tobacco trade, operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Regional Field Unit 9 (CIDG RFU 9) intercepted a vehicle…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) led the public condemnation and destruction of 4,360 master cases of smuggled and illegal cigarettes, valued at over ₱188 million,…
Authorities seized more than ₱4.2 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during a police checkpoint operation in Barangay Bacayawan, Malabang, Lanao del Sur, on February 15, 2026. Personnel from Police Regional…
LANAO DEL SUR — Authorities seized more than ₱1.4 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes following a high-speed pursuit triggered by an anti-criminality checkpoint in the province, police officials reported.…
BALOI, Lanao del Norte — Personnel of the Baloi Municipal Police Station (BMPS) successfully recovered a large volume of suspected smuggled cigarettes following a motorcycle crash at around 10:30 p.m.…
Authorities recovered dozens of reams of suspected smuggled cigarettes after they were found abandoned in Barangay Aplaya, Digos City, on the evening of February 13, 2026. Personnel of the Digos…
MANILA — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has intercepted six container vans loaded with smuggled cigarettes and dried tobacco products valued at nearly ₱39 million, once again placing Zamboanga City…
PANTAR, Lanao del Norte — Police personnel from the Pantar Municipal Police Station (MPS) successfully intercepted an estimated ₱312,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes during a border checkpoint operation in Barangay…