Philippine authorities arrested a minor and seized smuggled cigarettes worth P3.1 million in Sulu province.
AUTHORITIES have arrested a minor and seized some P3.1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in an intelligence-driven law enforcement operation in the province of Sulu , the police said. The Sulu Maritime Police Station (Marpsta) identified the arrested minor as alias Den, who was allegedly hired as a lookout by alias Jam and Ali, the owners of the smuggled cigarettes. The Sulu Marpsta said Den was arrested and the smuggled cigarettes were seized last week in Tanduh Bagua village, Patikul, Sulu .
The Sulu Marpsta said Jam and Ali are at large as they eluded arrest. The police said the anti-smuggling operation was launched following intelligence report of smuggling activity in Tanduh Bagua village, Patikul. The police said seized were 55 master cases or 27,500 packs of assorted smuggled cigarettes with an estimated value of P3,162,500. The arrested minor was turned over to the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office for proper disposition. The confiscated cigarettes were placed under the custody of Sulu Marpsta for proper documentation and eventual turnover to the Bureau of Customs for proper disposition. (SunStar Zamboanga
SMUGGLED CIGARETTES ARREST SULU POLICE OPERATION
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