Police seized nearly P2 million worth of smuggled onions and counterfeit cigarettes in separate operations in Quiapo, Manila, this week.
PNP Highway Patrol Group spokesperson Lt. Nadame Malang said two truck drivers were arrested after being flagged for traffic violations on Carlos Palanca Street. Around 1,200 sacks of onions worth P1.35 million were found inside their vehicles, with one driver also presenting spurious documents.
In another operation, police caught a vendor loading counterfeit cigarettes onto a van near Quinta Market. He failed to present documents and admitted the goods were fake.
Authorities confiscated eight boxes of cigarettes valued at P600,000. Police are now tracing the source of the counterfeit goods and the group behind the operation.
