contraband

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,…

10 October 2026 · 1 MIN READ

Authorities seized 23 containers of smuggled cigarettes worth an estimated P1.7 billion in a joint operation led by the Bureau of Customs, uncovering a…

24 June 2026 · 1 MIN READ

The PNP-Highway Patrol Group reported the arrest of one individual and the seizure of suspected contraband and smuggled cigarettes during separate law…

18 May 2026 · 2 MIN READ

Responding officers initially found the trucks loaded with coconuts, but upon further inspection, discovered boxes of cigarettes hidden beneath the cargo.

23 April 2026 · 1 MIN READ

A drone dropped contraband into a New York prison while a separate incident in China saw cash rain down on a street, drawing crowds and sparking investigations.

17 April 2026 · 1 MIN READ

The House Committee on Ways and Means investigates a surge in contraband cigarettes, calling the illicit trade a “major criminal enterprise” costing billions…

12 February 2026 · 2 MIN READ

Rep. Miro Quimbo warns of rising contraband cigarette operations, costing the government billions and endangering youth health across the Philippines.

11 February 2026 · 2 MIN READ

Morico emphasized the importance of Republic Act 10643, or the Graphic Health Warnings Law.

16 December 2025 · 1 MIN READ

Authorities recovered 16 kilograms of high-grade marijuana (kush) floating near Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, valued at P19.2 million, highlighting…

22 October 2025 · 1 MIN READ

Kenyan authorities arrest two Belgian teenagers, a Vietnamese man, and a Kenyan male for smuggling live ants, while Japanese police detain three Chinese men…

17 May 2025 · 1 MIN READ

‘Our coordination with the NBI has always been one of the reasons our operations have been successful. If the investigation targets someone from our team’

24 February 2025 · 2 MIN READ