P1M in contraband cigarettes intercepted at Zamboanga Sibugay checkpoint

Inquirer.net - Oct 3, 2026

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – Joint security forces intercepted over P1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during a random checkpoint along the national highway in Barangay La Paz, Naga town, Zamboanga Sibugay on Friday afternoon, Oct. 2. Personnel from the Naga municipal police station, with assistance from troops of the Army’s 106th Infantry Battalion

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