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P2.9-M smuggled cigarettes seized in Zamboanga City

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ZAMBOANGA CITY – Smuggled cigarettes worth nearly P3 million were intercepted in the sea of Tumalutap Island here on Monday night, September 11.

These contrabands onboard a wooden watercraft marked FB Ommayah 3 were intercepted by members of the Zamboanga Second Mobile Group.

The vessel had four crew members from Sulu province but they failed to provide papers legalizing the transport of the cargo. Police Lt. Ariel Jalatoria of the Zamboanga Second Mobile Group said they confiscated 84 master cases of smuggled cigarettes with an estimated market value of P2.9 million.The watercraft and crew were documented by police prior to their turn over to the Bureau of Customs for proper filing of complaints.

 

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