Authorities seized P6.4 million worth of illicit cigarettes in Titay, Zamboanga Sibugay, but the warehouse owner is expected to face charges under the Graphic Health Warnings Law instead of anti-smuggling statutes. The case highlights the legal and evidentiary hurdles law…
PNP Orders Nationwide Crackdown On Illegal Tobacco Hubs
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has ordered a nationwide crackdown on strategic transit points and storage hubs used in the illegal tobacco trade, a move that could directly affect long-standing cigarette smuggling routes in the Zamboanga Peninsula. PNP chief Gen.…
