THE Bureau of Customs-Davao Region (BOC-Davao) confiscated smuggled cigarettes worth P4 million in Barangay Lacson, Calinan District, Davao City on March 22, 2024.
Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao (NFEM) thwart P2-M cigarette smuggling attempt, 3 Indonesians apprehended. On December 11, 2023, NFEM intercepted a banca carrying over 50 cartons of smuggled cigarettes on Balut Island, Sarangani. The suspects face charges under R.A. 10847. The seized cigarettes are under inspection at the BOC warehouse in Panabo City. Ongoing investigation aims to identify the owner of the illicit shipment.
SEREMBAN: Smuggled cigarettes with unpaid duties totalling almost RM4.5mil were seized along the North-South Expressway (NSE) in separate operations on the same day.
Authorities have arrested five crewmen of a motorboat that was found loaded with P14.7 million worth of contraband off Zamboanga City, the police said Friday, October 20, 2023.