A Malaysian cargo vessel and a fuel tanker based in Navotas, Metro Manila have been seized for allegedly attempting to smuggle P29.6 million worth of fuel in the waters off Tawi-Tawi.
A combined team of policemen and soldiers seized two vessels, one of them from Malaysia, in the island province of Tawi-tawi due to alleged oil smuggling. The operation was carried out by elements of the 112th Marine Company and policemen at Lihiman Island, Taganak, Turtle Islands, Tawi-tawi over the weekend.…
THE Jaslyn Stacy, one of two vessels suspected of smuggling fuel intercepted by the 112th Marine Company and Taganak police in Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi.(Westmincom photo)
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities apprehended two vessels suspected of smuggling 400,000 liters of fuel into the country during