P4.9-M smuggled cigarettes seized in Zambo Peninsula
ZAMBOANGA CITY -Lawmen have seized a total of PHP4.93 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested seven people in two separate anti-smuggling campaigns in the Zamboanga Peninsula during the week, a top police official said Saturday. Brig. Gen. Franco Simborio, Police Regional Office 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) director, said the bulk of the smuggled cigarettes were seized in an intelligence-driven anti-smuggling operation in Barangay Cabatangan, this city at about 8:10 a.m. on Tuesday. Simborio said the smuggled cigarettes, worth PHP4.23 million and loaded in a closed van covered with packs ...
Source: philippinetimes.com