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BANISILAN, Cotabato — Authorities intercepted approximately ₱1.8 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested three individuals during a joint law enforcement operation at a regional border checkpoint in Banisilan, Cotabato…
DAVAO CITY — The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) confiscated smuggled cigarettes worth more than ₱6.26 million during a series of intensified anti-smuggling operations conducted throughout May 2026, reinforcing the…
PICONG, Lanao del Sur — Authorities seized an estimated P13.2 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes during an anti-smuggling operation in Barangay Liangan, Picong, Lanao del Sur on Wednesday, June…
ILIGAN CITY — Authorities arrested a 19-year-old vendor and confiscated an estimated ₱100,000 worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes during a late-night anti-smuggling operation in Barangay Mahayahay, Iligan City on June…
A large cache of suspected smuggled cigarettes worth more than ₱150,000 was seized by authorities after being abandoned by two unidentified men who fled upon spotting police officers conducting a…
LINAMON, Lanao del Norte — Authorities confiscated an estimated Php320,000 worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes during a checkpoint operation conducted early morning on May 31, 2026, in Barangay Samburon, Linamon,…
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte — Authorities confiscated more than Php1.38 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes and arrested two individuals during a joint checkpoint operation conducted in Barangay…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Authorities recovered at least 96 boxes of suspected smuggled cigarettes believed to have been abandoned by unidentified individuals in Sitio Malasugat, Barangay Sangali, on Sunday morning, May…
TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat — Authorities intercepted more than ₱27.4 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes during a joint anti-smuggling operation conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the…
NASIPIT, Agusan del Norte — Authorities have declared the interception of 54 container vans loaded with smuggled cigarettes and raw tobacco products at the Gothong Shipping Port in Barangay Talisay,…