Cases readied against cigarette ‘syndicate’
Remulla identified the owners of Fast Track Trade Link — Richard Uy, Marlene Garcia and Leonardo Bangayan Lim — as persons of interest.
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Remulla identified the owners of Fast Track Trade Link — Richard Uy, Marlene Garcia and Leonardo Bangayan Lim — as persons of interest.
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‘I refused because they are still under investigation. They are persons of interest. We are still determining who is really protecting these operations.’
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More than P200 million worth of tobacco products, cigarette-making machines, and raw materials were seized during a series of coordinated enforcement…
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DILG, PNP, and BOC officials hold briefing on joint Pampanga operation
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PNP Chief Jose Nartatez assures intensified raids to curb illegal cigarette operations.
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A pre-dawn checkpoint in Lanao del Sur on 14 February 2025 led to a pursuit and the seizure of suspected smuggled cigarettes valued at more than P1.4 million.
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Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. announced on Sunday that all local units have been ordered to intensify operations…
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced Saturday that it confiscated more than P100 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in separate operations in…
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Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Friday underscored the importance of police-led anti-smuggling operations,…
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The Mexico, Pampanga factory producing illicit cigarettes is also suspected to be engaged in human trafficking, according to Interior and Local Government…
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Authorities have shut down an illegal cigarette manufacturing facility in Mexico, Pampanga capable of producing up to P150 million worth of cigarettes daily,…
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The January 2026 collection was a 100.6 percent increase in terms of revenue collection efficiency, which also marked a P1.490 billion increase, or 1.9 percent…
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Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno didn’t hold back when talking about Bureau of Customs (BoC) personnel tagged in a multi-billion-peso cigarette smuggling…
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The Bureau of Customs (BoC) said it will not tolerate any officials involved in the smuggling of P1.2 billion worth of cigarettes recently seized in Batangas,…
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Authorities seized P5.6 million worth of illegal tobacco products and arrested a 43-year-old businessman during an interdiction operation in Cebu province. The…
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Authorities seized a wide range of contraband, including unauthorized cash, mobile phones, electronic gadgets and devices.
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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has conducted back-to-back raids at its holding facilities in Taguig and Muntinlupa following allegations that detainees had…
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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Saturday said it launched a sweeping crackdown on its Taguig and Muntinlupa holding facilities on Friday, ordering…
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