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smuggling

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on smuggling.

  1. AUTHORITIES at NAIA Terminal 3 present the American passenger who was caught with 17.46 kilograms of seized marijuana kush worth P17.46 million after arriving from Bangkok, Thailand.

    American bearing ‘kush’ intercepted

    A 62-year-old American citizen was arrested at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 after authorities seized approximately 17.46 kilograms of…

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  2. PDEA spokesperson Atty. Joseph Frederick Calulut

    Laos bust-linked Sultan sets PDEA appearance

    Rimbang had earlier ignored an initial PDEA subpoena over allegations that he financed a chartered flight linked to the aborted smuggling operation involving…

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  4. 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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  5. FORMER Bangsamoro parliament member Sultan Edrieza Nasser Rimbang

    Sultan rejects Laos allegations

    Former Bangsamoro parliament member Sultan Edrieza Nasser Rimbang denies links to a foiled Laos-to-Philippines shabu smuggling attempt, saying allegations have…

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  6. POLICE and customs personnel inspect 76 master cases of suspected smuggled cigarettes valued at P4.35 million intercepted in Barangay Balicotoc, Ilog, Negros Occidental, on Sunday.

    P4.35-M smuggled cigarettes seized

    Initial inspections revealed that the seized items lacked the required permits and did not bear the prescribed graphic health warnings, pointing to potential…

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  8. BRIG. Gen. Christopher Abrahano

    NCRPO intensifies drug supply chain probe

    NCRPO chief Brig. Gen. Christopher Abrahano ordered Metro Manila police units to intensify intelligence gathering and supply-chain investigations against drug…

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  9. PNP tracks new drug smuggling tactics

    PNP tracks new drug smuggling tactics

    The Philippine National Police intensifies efforts to combat drug smuggling, investigating major seizures in Laos and Thailand while tracking emerging tactics…

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  10. High flyer’s luck runs out

    High flyer’s luck runs out

    Nosy Tarsee raises questions about an alleged international drug-smuggling operation involving a privately chartered jet, a Filipino passenger arrested…

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  11. Meth via jet sparks fears of ‘narco state’

    Meth via jet sparks fears of ‘narco state’

    The PNP is investigating reports of drug shipments seized in Thailand and Laos allegedly bound for the Philippines, coordinating with foreign authorities to…

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  12. 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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  13. Benguet moves vs imported veggies

    Benguet moves vs imported veggies

    Benguet officials are coordinating measures against the continued influx of legally and illegally imported broccoli and carrots, amid concerns over their…

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  14. CUSTOMS authorities at the Port of Subic intercepted a P6.669-million shipment of frozen chicken meat from Hong Kong that had been misdeclared as cooked tofu amid the Bureau of Customs’ intensified crackdown on agricultural smuggling and customs fraud.

    P6.7-M chicken shipment seized

    The Bureau of Customs intercepted a P6.669-million shipment of frozen chicken and fish tofu at the Port of Clark after the cargo was misdeclared as cooked…

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