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P2.8-M smuggled cigarettes seized in Sulu
Seaborne policemen in Sulu seized P2.8 million worth of imported cigarettes in an anti-smuggling operation on Friday, March 7.
The operation was initiated after villagers reported seeing smugglers unloading boxes of Indonesian-made cigarettes in Barangay Buansa.
The smugglers fled when they noticed the approaching Sulu Maritime police force.
The confiscated contraband, amounting to P2.8 million, will be turned over to the Bureau of Customs for disposition.
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