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Police seized around P3.4 million worth of cigarettes allegedly sold without permits during a hot-pursuit operation in Barangay Tuyan, Naga City, Cebu shortly after noon on Wednesday, October 7.

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Matagumpay na winasak ng Bureau of Customs Port of Subic ang tinatayang nasa 3,000 cases ng assorted-brand cigarettes na nagkakahalaga ng higit P129-milyon na nakalagay sa tatlong 40-foot containers.

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Across the country, authorities have been intercepting large volumes of unregistered cigarettes, raising questions on who might be behind what must be lucrative operations, and why the brains can’t be caught.

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