Over P526 million worth of illicit foreign-brand cigarettes were seized after the Philippine Navy recently foiled two separate smuggling attempts in Western Mindanao.

Three suspects were arrested as authorities seized on Friday approximately P5.41 million worth of alleged illegal cigarettes in Taytay, Palawan, the Philippine Coast Guard said.

Over P526 million worth of illicit foreign-brand cigarettes were seized after the Philippine Navy recently foiled two separate smuggling attempts in Western Mindanao.

Philippine Navy personnel recovered boxes of smuggled cigarettes during separate maritime interdiction operations off Basilan, leading to the arrest of 21 crew members and the…

Authorities recovered more than P43 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes and arrested 11 suspects in two operations in Negros Oriental and Zamboanga del Sur over the…