Authorities have dealt a major blow to smuggling operations after seizing an estimated ₱3.3 billion worth of contraband cigarettes and other tobacco products at the Gothong Shipping Port in Barangay Talisay, Nasipit. The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have completed the inventory of 54 40-foot container vans suspected of being loaded with smuggled tobacco products. It took 17 days to inspect and count the confis…
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Authorities have dealt a major blow to smuggling operations after seizing an estimated ₱3.3 billion worth of contraband cigarettes and other tobacco products at the Gothong Shipping Port in Barangay Talisay, Nasipit. The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have completed the inventory of 54 40-foot container vans suspected of being loaded with smuggled tobacco products. It took 17 days to inspect and count the confis…