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COTABATO CITY – Police have seized an estimated P15.29 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested four men during an anti-smuggling operation in Matampay village of Marantao town, Lanao del Sur on Friday.
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Lanao del Sur Provincial Field Unit, together with the Marantao Municipal Police Station, arrested four residents of Zamboanga City, identified as Ricky Saberon Alesna, 46, James Carl Intod Alesna, 20, Julian Mandias Sta. Teresa Jr., 42, and Mujib Sahi Alibasa, 21.
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The operation was part of the Police Regional Office Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PROBAR) “Oplan Megashopper” campaign against the entry and transport of illegal tobacco products.
