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BANGA, South Cotabato — The Philippine National Police–Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) seized a significant haul of smuggled cigarettes and arrested a suspect during a joint checkpoint operation along the National…
DAMULOG, Bukidnon — Authorities confiscated an estimated ₱2.52 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested two individuals during a coordinated checkpoint operation at the Regional Border Control Point in Barangay…
KINOGUITAN, Misamis Oriental — Police authorities seized an estimated ₱1.48 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes after uncovering 37 cartons abandoned by still-unidentified individuals in Purok 2, Barangay Buko in…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Authorities seized more than ₱1.26 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes and arrested several individuals during a joint law enforcement operation at the Port of Zamboanga early…
LEBAK, Sultan Kudarat — A joint law enforcement operation led by the Police Regional Office 12 (PRO-12) in close coordination with the Bureau of Customs resulted in the seizure of…
JOLO, Sulu — Police operatives from the Police Regional Office 9 (PRO-9) confiscated ₱573,000 worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes during a checkpoint operation along the road of Kasulutan Village, Barangay…
Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur — Authorities intercepted a motorized boat carrying suspected smuggled cigarettes during a pre-dawn seaborne patrol in the waters off Yllana Bay, Barangay White Beach, here…
BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi — Authorities seized an estimated ₱286,500 worth of smuggled cigarettes during a late-night mobile patrol at Lumboy Wharf in Sitio Lumboy, Barangay Nalil, here on January 17, 2026,…
VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Authorities in Valencia City have confiscated and destroyed more than ₱436,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes in two separate law enforcement operations aimed at curbing the illegal…
DAVAO DEL SUR — Authorities have confiscated an estimated ₱7 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes after intercepting a delivery truck during a law enforcement operation in Barangay Camanchiles, Matanao,…