The Philippine National Police in Zamboanga City and the Bureau of Customs held three land and sea enforcement operations in the city and confiscated over P5-million worth of smuggled cigarettes.
The combined forces of various Philippine National Police components in Zamboanga City and the Bureau of Customs held three land and sea enforcement operations in the city and confiscated over P5-million worth of smuggled cigarettes.Two of the operations were conducted in Barangay Kasanyangan, Zamboanga City where elements of the BOC and 1ZMFC-Seaborne, and Zamboanga City Police Stations 3 and 6 seized 61 master cases of assorted brands of smuggled cigarettes.
Quoting witnesses, BOC District Collector Arthur Sevilla said the contrabands were abandoned by two suspects who immediately fled before authorities could reach the area.Sevilla disclosed further that concerned citizens tipped off authorities that several boxes of smuggled cigarettes were dispatched in the location supposedly to be picked up by whoever will transport and distribute the items.
The alleged caretaker of the goods identified only as a certain “Boljack” eluded arrest but the estimated market value of the smuggled cigarettes was placed at P1,050,000. The biggest haul of the joint government forces took place on September 11 within the vicinity waters off Tumalutap Island, Zamboanga City where they intercepted a motorized vessel named FB Ommayah loaded with 4,200 boxes equivalent to 84 master cases of various brands of smuggled cigarettes.ZCMFC-Seaborne chief, said the confiscated smuggled cigarettes such as New Berlin Red, Astro Red, Forth Menthol, San Marino Green, San Marino Black, San Marino White, and Cannon Menthol were worth P2.
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