P1.3-M smuggled cigarettes seized, 2 nabbed in Maguindanao Norte

COTABATO CITY — Police intercepted at least P1.3 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes and arrested two individuals at a checkpoint in Barangay Dulangan, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, on June 1. Brig. Gen. Christopher Abecia, Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) director, said law enforcers discovered the contraband concealed in a white Nissan Vanette with plate number MAR 1949. The driver and his companion appeared restless during a plain-view inspection, which led to the discovery of 1,621 reams of imported cigarettes believed to have been smuggled into the country, he said. The suspects were identified only by their […]... Keep on reading: P1.3-M smuggled cigarettes seized, 2 nabbed in Maguindanao Norte