SEIZED. The boxes of PHP2.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes seized by the Libungan town police in North Cotabato on Friday (Nov. 26, 2021). Brig. Gen. Alexander Tagum, the police director for Region 12, lauded the Libungan police in a statement Monday (Nov. 29, 2021) for carrying out his order to put a stop to the cigarette smuggling activities in the province. (Photo courtesy of Libungan MPS) LIBUNGAN, North Cotabato - Police in North Cotabato have stepped up their operation against smugglers who have penetrated markets here for their cigarette contrabands. In a statement Monday, Brig. Gen. Alexander Tagum, police director for Region 12, issued an order requiring all police units in North Cotabato to strengthen their checkpoints to put a stop to the entry of smuggled cigarettes in the area. This came about after police operatives in this town seized over the weekend some PHP2.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes at the town public market. "I commend Libungan municipal poli