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Fake cigarette vendors arrested in Bukidnon

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National Bureau of Investigation agents in Region 10, armed with search warrants, nabbed three fake cigarette vendors in separate locations in Northern Mindanao.

Suspects Ricardo Rabago Jr. and Melodina Sabala of Gusa were separately arrested while in the act of selling 6,000 and 4,000 packs respectively of fake Mighty and Marvels cigarette brand variants in two different locations of Barangay Poblacion, San Fernando, Bukidnon.

Aside from the packs, NBI agents also seized a sales invoice of the fake cigarettes issued by a certain Happy Star Food Manufacturing and Marketing Corp. to Rabago.

Also seized from Sabala was a unit of Suzuki utility vehicle with plate no. KVW-504 which was used in the transport and delivery of the said counterfeit items.

Another team of NBI agents arrested a third suspect, Christian Uy, of Barangay Poblacion, Valencia City, Bukidnon while in the act of selling 13,750 packs of fake Mighty and Marvels cigarette brand variants in his own sari-sari store.

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Authorities acted upon the complaint of Mighty Corp.

The search warrants were issued by Judge Isobel G. Barroso of the Malaybalay City regional trial court.

The suspects were charged in violation of Section 155 (trademark infringement) in relation to Section 170 of Republic Act 8293.

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