Customs: P9.86-M smuggled cigarettes seized in Davao

Customs seizes P9.86-M smuggled cigarettes in Davao City

/ 01:58 PM January 30, 2025

 

The Bureau of Customs discovers and seizes smuggled cigarettes worth P9.86 million from a truck posing as a courier at a checkpoint in Sirawan, Toril, Davao City on Jan. 16, 2025. (Photo from the Bureau of Customs)

The Bureau of Customs discovers and seizes smuggled cigarettes worth P9.86 million from a truck posing as a courier at a checkpoint in Sirawan, Toril, Davao City on Jan. 16, 2025. (Photo from the Bureau of Customs)

 

MANILA, Philippines — Smuggled cigarettes worth P9,861,790 were seized by authorities in Davao City, the Bureau of Customs announced.

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 In a report released Thursday, Customs said Task Force Davao discovered a truck disguised as a courier at a checkpoint in Sirawan, Toril, Davao City on Jan. 16.

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Upon coordination with the Customs’ Port of Davao office, authorities uncovered 251 master cases, each containing 50 reams of cigarettes.

The goods were found hidden among blue crates to avoid detection by authorities.

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“The BOC supports the President’s advocacy for public health and national security by preventing the entry of illegal goods that could endanger the Filipino people,” Customs said in a statement.

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