BOC seizes P29-M smuggled cigarettes at a subport in Manila

Inquirer.net - Oct 9, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Two containers carrying P29-million worth of smuggled cigarettes were intercepted at the Sub-port of North Harbor in Tondo, Manila, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said on Friday. The BOC said that at least 320 boxes of Astro and Redwood cigarettes were found hidden inside the containers declared as scrap metal.  “Malinaw ang

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