ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC), through the Naval Task Force (NTF)-61, arrested four individuals and seized an estimated P225-million worth of smuggled cigarettes aboard a vessel off Sulu on Monday. In a report Tuesday, WMNC commander Rear Admiral Constancio Arturo...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Troops from the 53rd Infantry Battalion (IB), with the support of partner agencies, have seized some P105.9-million worth of contraband in separate law enforcement operations on Monday in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. In a statement Tuesday, the 53rd IB said that 671 master...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela — Smuggled cigarettes valued at P82.7 million were recovered in a hotel in this city on Thursday, June 25. Authorities received information regarding the alleged sale and distribution of smuggled cigarettes by several Chinese nationals here. The Cauayan City Police Station,...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 (Western Visayas), in coordination with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), confiscated more than P25-million worth of cigarettes in the municipality of Estancia in Iloilo province on Thursday afternoon. In a report late Friday, the PRO-6 said Jelyn,...
CEBU CITY – Smuggled cigarettes with an estimated value of P600 million were seized here on Wednesday, June 24. The National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized 11 40-foot container vans containing smuggled cigarettes...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Navy Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) on Friday turned over to the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Zamboanga more than P93-million worth of confiscated smuggled foreign-brand cigarettes. In a report on Saturday, the WMNC said the smuggled cigarettes were...
Police seized more than P28.6 million worth of cigarettes believed to have been smuggled into the country following the interception of a delivery van in a checkpoint in Puerto Princesa City in Palawan on Tuesday June 9. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police...
A joint police and Customs anti-smuggling operation led to the seizure of P28.6-million worth of suspected illegal cigarettes and the arrest of two individuals in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, on Tuesday. According to Police Brig. Gen. Christopher dela Cruz, chief of the Police Regional Office in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities are investigating to determine ownership of some P14.1-million worth of smuggled cigarettes abandoned in Barangay Sangali in this city, the police said Monday. In a report, the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) said the smuggled cigarettes were recovered on Sunday...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – More than P100 million in smuggled cigarettes were seized by the Philippine Navy during separate operations from May 23 to 24 in Western Mindanao. The Naval Command Western Mindanao intercepted two vessels identified as FB Sea Dragon and MPB Sea Horse near Tongkil Island, Sulu...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Police recovered smuggled cigarettes valued at P5.1 million and arrested two suspected smugglers on May 18 in Barangay Canlubang here. The suspects were identified as Jon and Cris from Rosario, Batangas. Recovered from them were 79 master cases of cigarettes with an...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Some P526-million worth of smuggled cigarettes were intercepted by the Philippine Navy in Western Mindanao in two separate operations last week. The first operation took place last Wednesday afternoon, May 13, when Navy personnel observed a suspicious vessel loaded with cargo....
