INTERCEPTED CONTRABAND. Authorities seize some P2.2 million worth of smuggled cigarettes on Sunday evening (Feb. 6, 2022) along R.T. Lim Boulevard in Barangay Zone 1, Zamboanga City. The smuggled cigarettes were concealed in sacks of seaweeds and dried fish. (Photo courtesy of the PCG - Zamboanga) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Government authorities have seized some PHP2.2 million worth of smuggled cigarettes here coming from Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, a top BOC official here announced Tuesday. Segundo Sigmundfreud Barte Jr., the BOC - Zamboanga district collector, said the shipment of smuggled cigarettes was seized around 10 p.m. Sunday along R.T. Lim Boulevard in Barangay Zone 1. Barte said they immediately coordinated with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after receiving a report from the police's Regional Special Operation Unit that a cargo truck loaded with smuggled cigarettes concealed in sacks of seaweed and dried fish was sighted along the boulevard. Barte said the cargo truck driven by Abdul J