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P8.7 million cigarettes seized in Zamboanga Sibugay
Philippine authorities seized smuggled cigarettes worth P8.74 million from a motorized banca off Zamboanga Sibugay.
The confiscation occurred during a routine seaborne patrol by maritime police in the waters of Ipil town.
One adult Filipino male was apprehended during the operation.
A total of 150 master cases of Berlin cigarettes were recovered.
The seized items were found to be in violation of the Graphic Health Warnings Law and the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act.
The suspect and the confiscated cigarettes were turned over to the Zamboanga Sibugay Maritime Police Station for further proceedings.
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