The Philippine Navy’s Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) and local police seize nearly P99 million worth of smuggled foreign-brand cigarettes in separate operations in Sulu. In a maritime interdiction on Thursday, June 18, the Navy’s Naval Task Force 61 and its operating units intercept two vessels in the Sulu area. One operation involves the M/B Aslinda southeast of Cabucan Island, Hadji Panglima Tahil in Sulu. Authorities say the crew does not present valid cargo and vessel documents, and investigators find 305 master cases of foreign-brand cigarettes. The other maritime interception occurs in the Sulu Sea during the same period, according to WMNC statements. Separately, police confiscate about P5 million worth of contraband cigarettes in Jolo, two days earlier, based on the report. After the seizures, the Navy turns the confiscated cigarettes over to relevant authorities for processing, including the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Zamboanga, Port of Zamboanga, as described in the coverage.
Navy and police seize nearly P99 million in smuggled cigarettes in Sulu
The Philippine Navy’s Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) and local police seize nearly P99 million worth of smuggled foreign-brand cigarettes in separate operations in Sulu. In a maritime interdict...
- WMNC’s Naval Task Force 61 intercepts smuggled foreign-brand cigarettes in Sulu during separate maritime operations on June 18.
- One seized vessel is the M/B Aslinda southeast of Cabucan Island, Hadji Panglima Tahil in Sulu, with a five-man crew.
- Authorities say the crew fails to present valid cargo and vessel documents.
- In that operation, authorities find 305 master cases of foreign-brand cigarettes.
- Police also confiscate about P5 million worth of contraband cigarettes in Jolo two days earlier, and the overall seizures total nearly P99 million.
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – The Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) intercepted two vessels carrying undocumented foreign-brand cigarettes worth nearly P94 million during separate maritime interdiction operations in Sulu on Thursday, June 18, while police forces confiscated an additional P5 million worth of contraband in Jolo two days earlier. Naval Task Force 61, with its operating units, intercepted M/B Aslinda southeast of Cabucan Island, Hadji Panglima Tahil, Sulu where authorities discovered 305 master cases of foreign-brand cigarettes. The crew failed to present valid cargo and vessel documents, leading to the seizure of the vessel and its cargo valued at […]...Keep on reading: Navy, police seize P99-M smuggled cigarettes in Sulu operations
16 hours agoZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Navy’s Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) on Friday turned over to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Zamboanga, more than PHP93 million worth of confiscated smuggled foreign-brand cigarettes. In a report on Saturday, the WMNC said the smuggled cigarettes were intercepted by the Naval Task Force-61 and its operational units during separate operations in the Sulu Sea on Thursday night. The WMNC said that in the first operation, Navy personnel intercepted the M/B Aslinda manned by a five-man crew southeast of Cabucan Island, Hadji Panglima Tahil in Sulu. M/B Aslinda, skippered by a certain […]...Keep on reading: Mindanao Navy seizes P93-M smuggled cigarettes in Sulu Sea
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