PAGADIAN CITY (Feb. 11, 2019) - Joint Law
Enforcement Operation on Illegal Drugs and Anti - Smuggling Activity
intercepted the smuggled imported Tobacco products in Zamboanga City International
Port on Feb 9, 2019, Philippine Navy Official said.
Naval
Forces Western Mindanao Coander Rear Admiral Rene V. disclosed that the troops
were composed of the elements from Field Station Zamboanga; Naval Intelligence
and Security Group- Western Mindanao (NISG-WM); Philippine Drug Enforcement
Agency Region 9 (PDEA R9), Intelligence Service AFP, Port Police; Marine
Battalion Landing Team-11; Wing2 W2 PAF and 304th AISS in coordination with the
personnel from Coast Guard Station Zamboanga and Bureau of Customs.
The
Joint Law Enforcement Operation was resulted to the successful confiscation of
12,640 rims of imported different brand of cigarettes with an estimated market
price of Eleven Million Pesos (Php11,000,000.00).
The
watercraft carrying the said cigarettes is identified as MV KRISTEL JANE 3, a
passenger vessel that came from Jolo, Sulu.
The
confiscated items will be escorted to the Bureau of Customs office for safe
keeping prior proper disposition.
The successful foiling of the illegal transport of smuggled imported cigarettes is a result of an intensified and focused maritime patrol and operation of the Philippine Navy in collaboration with other Law Enforcement Agency.
With
this, the Philippine Navy through the Naval Forces Western Mindanao will remain
vigilant in the conduct of its mandated task to deter any unlawful activities
in its area of operation. (By JONG CADION
with NVWM PAO PR and photos)
In Pagadian City had a lot of store in smuggled cigarettes
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