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GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Authorities intercepted alleged smuggled cigarettes concealed inside unattended baggage aboard a passenger ferry traveling from Balut Island, Davao Occidental to General Santos City, in a successful…
TITAY, Zamboanga Sibugay — Authorities confiscated more than ₱6.4 million worth of illicit cigarettes during a joint law enforcement operation conducted in the municipality of Titay, Zamboanga Sibugay on May…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Philippine Navy scored a major victory against maritime smuggling after intercepting two separate illegal cigarette transport operations in the waters off Basilan and Sulu on May…
MALUNGON, Sarangani Province — Authorities from the Philippine National Police Maritime Group’s 5th Special Operations Unit (5SOU) seized smuggled cigarettes worth more than PhP196,000 after they were discovered abandoned in…
The battle against smuggling in the troubled waters of Western Mindanao is no longer fought quietly in the shadows. It is now being recognized as a crucial front in protecting…
Authorities intercepted nearly ₱900,000 worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes during a coordinated anti-smuggling operation conducted along the national highway in Barangay Dalipuga, Iligan City, on May 19, 2026. Operatives from…
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Four individuals were arrested while firearms, explosives, illegal drugs, and suspected smuggled cigarettes were confiscated during a joint law enforcement operation conducted by the General Santos…
TUKURAN, Zamboanga del Sur — Authorities intercepted more than ₱2 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes and arrested three individuals during a joint seaborne patrol operation conducted before dawn on…
BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi — Authorities intercepted thousands of pesos worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes during a maritime anti-smuggling operation conducted at a mini port in Barangay Poblacion, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on May…
PANACAN, Davao City — Authorities intercepted a motorized banca carrying millions of pesos worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes during a joint maritime patrol operation off the coastal waters of Sarangani,…