The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has intercepted an attempt to smuggle some P65 million worth of fake cigarettes and other goods in Davao City.
The team composed of operatives from BOC, Port of Davao, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency inspected eight warehouses in Barangays Uyanguren, Sta Ana, and Obrero after receiving an intelligence report that fake cigarettes were being smuggled into the city.
Of the eight warehouses, six were found to have contraband stuffed in 2,542 boxes. Confiscated were imitations of cigarette brands Mighty, More, and Two Moons; fake Baoma mosquito killer products, and whitening lotions.
According to BOC Inspector Jonel Pogoy, the confiscated goods allegedly belonged to Taiwanese nationals Shi Yue Qun and Benedict Rene Tan.
The seized goods were hauled off to the Port of Davao for safekeeping and processing, and are later to be destroyed.
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