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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Navy seizes P300m smuggled cigarettes

A PHILIPPINE Navy ship has reportedly confiscated some P30 million worth of smuggled cigarettes off Digos City in Davao del Sur.

The seizure was made on Dec. 18 by crewmen of the Navy ship BRP Herminigildo Yurong who spotted the off-loading of the cigarettes from the M/L ER-Far and M/B QAIREEN onto another seacraft.

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“PG906 quickly responded to the situation and its inspection revealed that said watercraft had seven crew, one porter, and approximately 1, 000 master cases of smuggled cigarettes onboard.” Navy said in a statement..

While still aboard M/L ER-FAR, PG906 spotted another watercraft conducting similar activity at the shoreline of Punta Biao, Digos City, Davao del Sur.

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