CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Northern Mindanao seized at least P125 million in cigarettes smuggled from China which arrived in two shipments here since last week, a Customs official said.
Oliver Valiente, chief of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS), said the first shipment came in three shipping containers detected by the Customs police at the Mindanao Container Terminal sub-port last week. The second shipment arrived on Feb. 14, after a stopover at the ports of Manila and Davao. It was subjected to a spot check on Feb. 16.
“We were able to track the vessel, and upon verification it was positive that the container vans contained cigar…
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