ZAMBOANGA CITY —- Some P183 million worth of contraband cigarettes seized in anti-smuggling operations since September were destroyed by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently.
BOC District Collector Segundo Sigmundfreud Barte Jr. said the contraband was part of some P2.2 billion illegally imported goods seized by the agency from January to November this year.
The smuggled items were apprehended in Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi.
Barte credits good inter-agency coordination for the success of the BOC’s anti-smuggling operations, citing the Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine National Police, Philippine Marines, Philippine Navy, National Bureau of Investigation,…
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