ZAMBOANGA CITY – Three people were arrested and over 500 boxes of suspected smuggled cigarettes were seized by authorities from a warehouse in this southern Philippine port city, Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar said Sunday.
Salazar said the cigarettes, branded as Union, were confiscated late Saturday in the village of Arena Blanco. “Three workers who were loading the boxes of cigarettes to a truck were also apprehended by authorities,” she said.
She also inspected the warehouse and the seized cigarettes and ordered police and military authorities to remain vigilant and alert following the seizure of the contraband. Authorities were investigating whether the cigarettes had been smuggled from abroad or had fake stamps.
Salazar commended authorities for their continuous efforts against smuggling in support of President Rodrigo Duterte’s unwavering anti-smuggling campaign.
The mayor is active in the government’s anti-smuggling campaign and vowed to put a stop to the nefarious activities by unscrupulous traders who used Zamboanga’s long coastline to smuggle rice, petrol and sugar among other commodities from neighboring countries of Malaysia and Indonesia. (The Zamboanga Post)
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