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…
Navy, police seize โฑ41M smuggled cigarettes off Basilan, Zamboanga City
ZAMBOANGA CITY โ Authorities seized more than โฑ41 million worth of undocumented foreign-brand cigarettes in separate maritime operations off Basilan and Zamboanga City on Sunday, November 2, in what officials described as part of their continuing campaign against smuggling in…
Navy seizes โฑ9.1-M smuggled cigarettes off Sulu
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…
