BOC Seizes ₱3.3-Billion Smuggled Cigarettes, Tobacco in Agusan Del Norte Crackdown

BOC seizes ₱3.3-billion smuggled cigarettes, tobacco in Agusan del Norte crackdown

Smuggled cigarettes and raw tobacco materials worth ₱3.3 billion were confiscated by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Agusan del Norte province during a major operation aimed at curbing illicit trade that has been eroding government revenues in recent years.The seizure, involving 54 container vans, comes as the government intensified its campaign against large-scale smuggling operations.Conducted last May 8, the operation followed a directive from…

P3-B smuggled cigarettes seized in Agusan del Norte; 54 container vans intercepted - Mindanao Daily News

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur – A major anti-smuggling operation led to the seizure of an estimated ₱3 billion worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes in a large-scale interdiction conducted on May 8, Friday, at Gothong Private Port in Barangay Talisay, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte. The operation, considered one of the most significant anti-smuggling […] The post P3-B smuggled cigarettes seized in Agusan del Norte; 54 container …

PNP, BOC seize P3-B smuggled cigarettes in Agusan del Norte

By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan BIG HAUL. The Philippine National Police and the Bureau of Customs inspect 54 intercepted container vans containing alleged smuggled cigarettes worth PHP3 billion during a joint operation in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte on Friday morning (May 8, 2026). PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said the scale of the seizure pointed to a sophisticated criminal network operating beyond local capacity. (Photo courtesy of PN…