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A โฑ7.5-billion drug haul in just one week highlights aggressive enforcementโbut also exposes how deeply entrenched illegal drug networks remain in the Philippines.Continue Reading
MANILA, Philippines โ Philippine National Police (PNP) acting chief Lieutenant General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. has ordered a deeper probe into large-scale cigarette smuggling, saying authorities must go beyond seizures and arrests to identify the financiers behind the illegal trade. In a statement on Sunday, Nartatez said the PNP hasContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA โ The latest seizure of โฑ8.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes off Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, is only the newest entry in a running tally that has come to define the regionโs maritime problem: cigarette smuggling is not just persistent โ it is systemic. For years, authorities have stagedContinue Reading
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay โ Navy personnel intercepted โฑ9.1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested five men in a maritime operation off Sulu, authorities said Thursday, September 25. Rear Admiral Constancio Arturo Reyes Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC), said sailors aboard BRP Herminigildo Yurong (PG906) stoppedContinue Reading
