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  1. P8.5-M smuggled cigarettes seized

    P8.5-M smuggled cigarettes seized

    Authorities seized an estimated ₱8.5 million worth of illicit cigarettes and arrested a suspect during an anti-smuggling operation in Himamaylan City, Negros…

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  2. HPG seizes P768K smuggled cigarettes

    HPG seizes P768K smuggled cigarettes

    Police impounded a Toyota Fortuner and seized 480 reams of suspected smuggled D&J cigarettes worth ₱768,000 during a highway traffic stop in Barangay Taboc,…

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  4. P3.2-B smuggled cigarettes seized

    P3.2-B smuggled cigarettes seized

    : Authorities seized an estimated P3.2 billion worth of smuggled cigarettes hidden in 54 container vans at a port in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, in a joint…

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  6. Anti-crime ops: 141 held, P25.8M seized

    Anti-crime ops: 141 held, P25.8M seized

    Police in Ilocos Region seized P17.653 million worth of smuggled cigarettes, arrested 32 drug suspects and 73 wanted persons, and confiscated firearms and…

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  7. THE Bureau of Customs Port of Subic destroyed 3,000 cases of illicit, abandoned cigarettes valued at P129.065 million. The shipment, housed in three 40-foot containers, was condemned as part of ongoing operations against illegal imports and border control enforcement.

    BoC destroys P129-M abandoned cigarettes

    To maintain transparency and public accountability throughout the enforcement action, the Port of Subic streamed the destruction operations live on its…

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  8. POLICE authorities seized more than P16 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes and arrested a 47-year-old trader during a joint operation in Barangay Baliwasan Grande, Zamboanga City, on 13 August.

    P16-M smuggled cigarettes seized

    Police seized more than P16 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes and arrested a suspected trader during an anti-smuggling operation in Zamboanga City.

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  9. Authorities inspect the smuggled cigarettes that were intercepted at the Port of Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental.

    Smuggled cigarettes seized

    Authorities seized P15 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes at Dumaguete Port and arrested three suspects in a joint anti-smuggling operation…

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  11. P6.9-M smuggled cigarettes seized

    P6.9-M smuggled cigarettes seized

    Police seized nearly P7 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes and arrested two suspects in Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga del Sur as authorities…

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  12. AUTHORITIES confiscated a minivan loaded with 11 master cases and 140 reams of contraband cigarettes with an estimated value of P2,066,165.80. The 27-year-old driver was arrested after failing to present the required Bureau of Customs import documents.

    P2-M smuggled cigarettes seized

    Authorities seized more than P2 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga City and arrested a driver as the government intensifies its…

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  14. PNP foils P22-M cigarette smuggling

    PNP foils P22-M cigarette smuggling

    Authorities seized ₱22.29 million worth of illicit cigarettes and arrested four suspects during a maritime anti-smuggling operation in Zamboanga Sibugay,…

    2 MIN READ

  15. DOH shifts campaign against teenage smoking

    DOH shifts campaign against teenage smoking

    The Department of Health (DOH) is shifting from anti-smoking to an aggressive anti-vape and total nicotine ban campaign, targeting the rising ‘vapedemic’ among…

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  16. AUTHORITIES seized suspected smuggled cigarettes worth P82.71 million during a joint operation by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, the Cauayan City Police Station and other government agencies at a hotel in Barangay District 1, Cauayan City, Isabela, on 25 June.

    P82.7-M illegal cigarettes seized

    Authorities seized over P82.7 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes in Cauayan City after a joint BIR and police operation targeting illegal tobacco…

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  18. A joint operation of the Bureau of Customs-Port of Cebu, Philippine Coast Guard, National Bureau of Investigation, Philippine National Police and Bureau of Internal Revenue led to the interception of 11 40-foot container vans containing illicit cigarettes worth an estimated P860 million on 24 June.

    BoC seizes P860-M smuggled cigarettes

    Authorities intercepted 11 container vans carrying illicit cigarettes worth an estimated P860 million in Cebu, as the Bureau of Customs intensifies its…

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