photo: CIDG Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) seized more than P11.6 million worth of smuggled...
CAMP ALAGAR, Cagayan de Oro City – Police seized smuggled cigarettes valued at P7.92 million in a checkpoint in Damulog town, Bukidnon province on Monday afternoon, Jan. 20. “Our ground troops were implementing the Commission on Elections gun ban when they intercepted the smuggled...
DAVAO CITY – Authorities intercepted smuggled cigarettes valued at P9.8 million in a checkpoint here on Jan. 16. AUTHORITIES inspect smuggled cigarettes seized in a checkpoint in Davao City on Jan. 16. (PNP) The Police Regional Office-11 said authorities flagged down a wing van with...
BUTUAN CITY – Police seized smuggled cigarettes valued at P4.8 million in Pantar, Lanao del Norte on Jan. 8. Police Regional Office 10-Regional Public Information Office chief Police Major Joann N. Navarro said two suspected smugglers were apprehended and now under investigation by arresting...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized smuggled imported rice from Myanmar, Pakistan, and Thailand during a surprise raid on a warehouse in Bocaue, Bulacan on Monday night, Dec. 16. Thousands of sacks of rice worth more than P500 million were discovered without legal documents in Bulacan by the ...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P3 million were recovered in a coastal barangay in Barangay Kamanga, Maasim, Sarangani on Dec. 8. Police Col. Deanry Francisco, Sarangani police director, said 3,000 reams of smuggled cigarettes with the brand names Red Royal, Berlin, and...
BACOLOD CITY – Police confiscated smuggled cigarettes worth P1.1 million in a house in Purok Masanagon, Barangay Balintawak, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Nov. 11. SMUGGLED cigarettes worth P1.1 million were seized in Barangay Balintawak, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on...
CEBU CITY – Undocumented hogs were seized in Dumanjug, Cebu just as the province intensified its campaign against smuggling. AUTHORITIES seize close to 100 pigs after they were shipped to Dumanjug town, Cebu without necessary permits. (Photo from Dumanjug, Cebu) Authorities intercepted on...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police seized smuggled cigarettes worth P2.2 million and arrested a suspected smuggler in a buy-bust operation on Tuesday afternoon, October 15, in Barangay Biga, Calatagan, Batangas. The Police Regional Office 4-A identified the suspect as alias Alwin, 48, a resident...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P1.7 million were found floating on the coastline of Barangay Kayok, Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte on Thursday, August 29. Police retrieved the contraband after receiving a report from a concerned citizen. The abandoned tobacco products were sent...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P20 million were seized in Sulu on Sunday, August 18. PHILIPPINE Navy personnel intercepted smuggled cigarettes valued at P20.4 million in the sea of Sulu. (Navforwem) The BRP Laurence Narag (PG 907) under Naval Task Force 61 of the Naval...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC), the government's second-largest tax agency, is poised to surpass its revenue target this year, potentially hitting a record of nearly P1 trillion. Assistant Commissioner and Spokesperson Vincent Philip Maronilla said the BOC’s internal target is to exceed its 2024...