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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…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — In one of the biggest contraband hauls intercepted by the Philippine Navy in recent years, naval personnel seized two vessels carrying a combined total of around 5,500…
DATU HOFFER AMPATUAN, Maguindanao del Sur — Four suspects were arrested and more than ₱4.1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized during a joint anti-criminality operation in Barangay Labu-Labu…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The National Bureau of Investigation–Western Mindanao Regional Office (NBI-WEMRO) has confiscated 350 master cases of smuggled imported cigarettes worth an estimated ₱14,974,750, following a maritime interdiction and…
MIDSAYAP, COTABATO — Authorities confiscated 20 reams of illegal cigarettes from a man riding a Bajaj motorcycle in Purok Acacia, Barangay Sadaan at midday on Saturday, December 6. Police said…
LEBAK, Sultan Kudarat — A combined police and customs operation in Barangay Kinudalan, Lebak, Sultan Kudarat, led to the seizure of 505 boxes of smuggled cigarettes valued at nearly Php19.84…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Philippine National Police (PNP) operatives intercepted an estimated ₱21 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in a major anti-smuggling operation on Sunday morning, November 30, 2025, reinforcing the…
PALIMBANG, Sultan Kudarat — More than ₱19 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized in a major joint law enforcement operation in Barangay Wal, Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat on the evening…
Glan, Sarangani Province – Authorities successfully intercepted a shipment of suspected smuggled cigarettes valued at ₱314,320 in a coordinated operation off the shores of Barangay Glan Padidu on November 28,…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Naval forces under the Western Mindanao Naval Command (WESTMINCOM) intercepted a total of ₱56 million worth of smuggled goods in two consecutive maritime patrol and intelligence-driven operations…