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Philippines Seizes P4.1-M Worth of Smuggled Cigarettes
Philippine authorities seized approximately P4.1 million worth of smuggled Indonesian cigarettes in separate operations in Cotabato and Sarangani over two days, targeting a smuggling network believed to be supplying local retailers.
POLICE SEIZED P4.1 million worth of smuggled Indonesian cigarettes in separate anti-smuggling operations in Cotabato and Sarangani over two days. Authorities intercepted two vans carrying P2.8 million worth of cigarettes in Midsayap, Cotabato, and arrested four couriers who admitted the shipment was bound for local retailers. A separate offshore operation in Maasim, Sarangani, recovered P1.3 million worth of cigarettes transported aboard two motorized boats from Tawi-Tawi. Police Regional Office 12 credited local officials, residents and legitimate cigarette dealers for providing information that led to the seizures. — John Felix M. Unson Source: BusinessWorld Nation
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