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.

Data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed the combined gross domestic and external borrowings of the government amounted to P174 billion in August, up by 40.3 percent from last year’s P124.05 billion.

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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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