SMUGGLED FUEL. The Maritime Police Group arrest 10 people and seize PHP7 million worth of smuggled fuel near Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi on Saturday (Jan. 28, 2023). The policemen were on conducting sea patrol when they spotted a wooden-hulled vessel transporting the smuggled petroleum product.(Photo courtesy of Area Police Command-Western Mindanao) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Authorities have arrested 10 people and seized some PHP7 million worth of smuggled petroleum products off Tawi-Tawi province, a top police official said Saturday. Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said the shipment was seized around 3:30 a.m. Saturday near the island town of Tandubas. Police Maritime Group personnel based in Tawi-Tawi were conducting seaborne patrol when they spotted ML Shaira, a wooden-hulled vessel in the seawater of Tandubas. During the inspection, the maritime police found there were 10 people onboard and the vessel loaded with 590 drums of undocumented petrole