CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities intercepted 11 40-foot cargo containers loaded with illicit cigarettes worth an estimated ₱860 million during a joint operation in Cebu on Wednesday, June 24. The operation stemmed from intelligence information that led…
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC), together with other government agencies, confiscated suspected smuggled cigarettes valued at more than P1.7 billion that were hidden inside 24 shipping containers from Cebu. The operation was carried out…
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Navy’s Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) on Friday turned over to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Zamboanga, more than PHP93 million worth of confiscated smuggled foreign-brand cigarettes. In a report…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – About P80 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were intercepted by the Philippine Coast Guard Central Cebu following an operation that began on May 11 near the North Reclamation Area in Cebu City. Captain…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities seized ₱164,000 worth of cigarettes believed to have been smuggled during an inspection and monitoring operation along the national highway in Barangay Sangi, Toledo City, Cebu on Friday afternoon, May 1. The…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Smuggled cigarettes worth more than P130,000 were seized by police during an inspection operation in Cordova, Cebu, on Wednesday evening, February 11. The seizure was made at around 7:30 p.m. in Purok Langub,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines- Law enforcers confiscated on Friday P5.28 million worth of smuggled cigarettes from a 52-year-old resident of Brgy. Looc, Mandaue City. The join operation held in Sitio Baybayon in Brgy. Looc, Mandaue City targeted Hamedkhan…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police arrested a suspected illegal cigarette trader and confiscated P2 million worth of undocumented cigarettes during a joint anti-smuggling operation in Barangay Kangwayan, Madredijos town on Wednesday afternoon, January 21, 2026. The operation,…
