Police arrested two individuals for violating Republic Act No. 9211 (Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003) during a checkpoint operation along Pakil–Jalajala Road, Barangay Halayhayin, Pililla, Rizal on Saturday morning.
The arrested individuals were identified as alias Nold, a 28-year-old driver, and alias Lino, a 40-year-old sales boy— both residents of Barangay Hulo, Pililla.
According to the report, while the police were conducting a checkpoint, they intercepted a van carrying the suspects.
During the inspection, twenty-seven boxes of China tobacco were discovered inside the vehicle, containing 50 reams of cigarettes per box, with an estimated total value reaching P2,700,000.
The suspects were immediately arrested and brought to the police station for proper documentation and investigation.
"We will continue to intensify checkpoint operations and intelligence monitoring to ensure that there is no room for illegal activities in the province of Rizal," said Rizal police provincial director P/Col. Eleazar Barber Jr.