ZAMBOANGA CITY- Some P170.14-million in smuggled cigarettes were intercepted in the seas off Parang, Sulu on Friday, August 14. Naval Command Western Mindanao (NCWM) personnel also held 24 persons on board, composed of five crew members and 19 laborers. NCWM personnel under Naval Task Force 61...
CAMP MIGUEL MALVAR, Batangas City- Police confiscated P1.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested a trader during a buy-bust operation on Wednesday night, Aug. 12, in Barangay Poblacion 1, Calaca City, this province. The suspect was identified as MK, 33, a store merchandise owner and...
BACOLOD CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P14.6 million were recovered in Purok Narra, Barangay Malingin, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Aug. 6. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region said a checkpoint was conducted following reports that untaxed cigarettes will be...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police seized smuggled cigarettes valued at P6.5 million and arrested two individuals in a law enforcement operation here on Thursday afternoon. Police Lt. Col. Joel Senogat Jr., commander of the 2nd Zamboanga City Mobile Force Company (ZCMFC), identified the suspects as Abdullah...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) intercepted smuggled cigarettes worth P15 million and apprehended three individuals in Barangay Looc, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The suspects were identified as Je, 32, driver, and Jo, 22, both...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Smuggled cigarettes were recovered in an abandoned van in Barangay Campo Islam here over the weekend. Police said the contraband was left behind by men who sensed their presence while transporting the illicit cargo. Discovered were 651 master cases and 715 reams of imported...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) seized P7.1-million worth of smuggled cigarettes in an anti-smuggling operation on the west coast of this city on Thursday afternoon. In a report on Friday, the Coast Guard District Southwestern Mindanao (CGDSWM) said the contraband was seized on...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Naval Command Western Mindanao (NCWM) has turned over to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Tuesday some P234.3-million worth of smuggled cigarettes recently seized off Zamboanga Sibugay. Rear Admiral Constancio Arturo Reyes Jr., NCWM commander, said in a statement...
BUTUAN CITY – Police seized smuggled cigarettes valued at P20.8 million in a checkpoint in Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental on Saturday, July 11. “The hot-pursuit operation near the border in the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Misamis Oriental also yielded three suspects,” Regional Public...
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,...
