MANILA, Philippines—The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and law enforcement agents on Tuesday (Feb. 23) seized some P260 million in smuggled cigarettes and rice in Bataan province as the BOC tightened its watch on rampant illicit trade during the pandemic.
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III on Wednesday (Feb. 24) said Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero early in the day reported that the BOC’s Limay port apprehended three trucks carrying smuggled cigarettes at three separate checkpoints in Hermosa, Limay and Orion towns in Bataan province during a night-to-dawn operation between Tuesday and Wednesday.
The illicit cigarettes bore the brands Mighty and Two Moon, while the rice w…
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