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IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — Authorities seized suspected illegally traded cigarettes worth approximately ₱401,100 during a law enforcement operation targeting the alleged transport of illicit tobacco products aboard a passenger bus…
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — Authorities have seized four exotic animals valued at an estimated ₱70,000 and arrested a 26-year-old man suspected of illegally trading wildlife online in a joint…
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, October 14, 2026 — The Philippine National Police Maritime Group seized an estimated ₱2.3 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes during a maritime operation off…
Authorities seize tanker truck, four drums of diesel in joint operation in Bunawan District DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Two individuals were apprehended, while a tanker truck and four drums of…
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines — Police authorities seized 1,000 reams of suspected smuggled cigarettes valued at approximately ₱1.146 million during a law enforcement operation in Olutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay, on September 30,…
BASILAN — Authorities seized 10 master cases, equivalent to 500 reams, of Astro Red cigarettes with an estimated value of P573,000 during a joint seaborne patrol operation in the coastal…
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines — Authorities seized 750 reams of suspected smuggled cigarettes valued at approximately ₱877,500 and arrested one individual during a joint law enforcement operation in Barangay Baluno, Naga,…
BASILAN, Philippines — A motorized banca traveling from Maluso, Basilan, to Jolo, Sulu, caught fire at sea on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, prompting a rescue operation by personnel of the…
MALUSO, BASILAN — The Basilan Maritime Police Station (MARPSTA) intensified its campaign against illegal fishing and unauthorized commercial fishing activities after intercepting two small-scale commercial fishing vessels during a targeted…
SURIGAO CITY, Philippines — Sixteen individuals were arrested during a maritime operation conducted by the Regional Maritime Unit 13 (RMU13) in the waters off Barangay Day-asan, Surigao City, on September…