P50M worth of smuggled cigarettes seized in Zamboanga, Misamis Oriental

Over P50 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes were confiscated in three separate operations conducted in Zamboanga City and Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental.

On September 12, authorities discovered an abandoned boat carrying 445 boxes of Fort cigarettes valued at approximately P25.5 million in the waters near Sacol and Manalipa Islands.

Another seizure on September 11 involved 282 boxes of smuggled cigarettes worth P16.16 million, found in a truck in Zamboanga City, leading to the arrest of a police officer and a driver.

In Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, hundreds of boxes of smuggled cigarettes valued at P9.2 million were seized on September 10.

All confiscated cigarettes have been turned over to the Bureau of Customs for proper disposition.