Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered a thorough investigation to identify and arrest the financiers and syndicates behind the P13.25 million worth of smuggled cigarettes seized in Lanao del Sur. Nartatez said he already tasked the Police...
Thousands of Filipino youth advocates are calling on the government to immediately ban vapes and e-cigarettes, citing rising nicotine use among young people and what they described as the tobacco and vape industry’s continued targeting of the youth. The call was made during the “Pilipinas,...
DUMAGUETE CITY – Authorities on Wednesday intercepted a 10-wheel truck loaded with approximately P5-million worth of smuggled cigarettes and four bales of “ukay-ukay” or used clothers while about to load a roll-on, roll-off vessel from this city and bound for Siquijor. “The Jacos Transport...
Smuggled cigarettes and raw tobacco materials worth ₱3.3 billion were confiscated by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Agusan del Norte province during a major operation aimed at curbing illicit trade that has been eroding government revenues in recent years. The seizure, involving 54 container...
Police have intensified monitoring on private ports across the country as an added intelligence-gathering measures following the confiscation of 54 container vans of cigarettes believed to have been smuggled into the country through Mindanao. The huge volume of cigarettes were seized inside a...
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu - As the conflict in the Middle East threaten supply chains, Philip Morris International (PMI) has warned that it could trigger a major surge in the illicit trade of cigarettes, which may cost Southeast Asia billions in tax revenue should governments fail to respond Rodney van...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has committed to sustain the operation against smuggled and illegally-manufactured cigarettes as authorities continue to intercept and bust distribution networks despite the series of successful operations in the past months. The aggressive drive was given focus...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) chief, said they are investigating a police officer assigned to this highly-urbanized city for allegedly protecting cigarette smuggling in Negros Island. Interior and Local Government...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has seized P138.5 million in smuggled cigarettes in two weeks in Negros Island. PRO-NIR chief Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay vowed to sustain aggressive enforcement and strengthen their operational posture against...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it would conduct a parallel investigation and impose sanctions if warranted after six of its personnel were arrested by their brothers-in-uniform from the Philippine National Police (PNP) during an anti-smuggling operation in Naawan, Misamis Oriental on Friday,...
Six Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel and a civilian cohort were collared by their brothers-in-uniform from the Philippine National Police (PNP) after they allegedly yielded P3,075,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes during an anti-smuggling operation in Naawan, Misamis Oriental on Friday, April...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office intercepted smuggled cigarettes valued at P16 million in a checkpoint in Barangay Taculing here on Wednesday night, April 15. The Police Station 6 inspected a green Isuzu six-wheel van that stopped several meters past the checkpoint. The driver and...
