Police officers and Bureau of Internal Revenue personnel inspect an estimated P82.713 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes seized during an enforcement operation at a hotel in Cauayan City, Isabela, on Thursday. (Photo courtesy of the Isabela Police Provincial Office).
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela — The police and personnel from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) seized an estimated P82.713 million worth of allegedly smuggled cigarettes from three traders, including two Chinese nationals, during an operation at a hotel here on Thursday.
Isabela police director Col. Manuel Bringas identified the suspects only as “Willy” and two Chinese nationals known by the aliases “Michael” and “Lisa.”
They were taken into custody for questioning.
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