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 seizure of two

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…