Gov’t anti-smuggling drive yields near-₱1 billion tobacco bust in Cebu

Gov’t anti-smuggling drive yields near-₱1 billion tobacco bust in Cebu

Nearly ₱1 billion worth of illegal cigarettes concealed in 25 container vans have been intercepted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Mandaue City, Cebu on Thursday, July 2, marking the country’s second-largest tax collection agency’s major seizures under its intensified campaign against tobacco smuggling.In a July 3 statement, the BOC said the high-stakes enforcement operation targeted a private wharf facility where Customs personnel identified …