Bureau of Customs teams up with tobacco firms to curb smuggling

The Bureau of Customs has assured the public that it is working with tobacco/cigarette manufacturing companies to address possible gaps that lead to syndicates smuggling counterfeit products into the country. | GabrielLaluINQ

“So, in this meeting, we identified the gaps in our strategies. These groups have been very creative and aggressive in entering our markets so our cooperation with tobacco companies is aimed at answering these with even more comprehensive methods to intercept their modus,” he added.

For Philip Morris, the company was represented by Rodney Van Dooren, head of PMI’s Illicit Trade Prevention; Erdie Ambrocio, PMFTC Illicit Trade Prevention Manager for Luzon; and Steve Lamosao, PMFTC Illicit Trade Prevention Executive for Visayas.

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