By
Teofilo Garcia, Jr.
INTERCEPTED. Navy personnel guard
the Jungkung-type vessel named Azeez Express that was intercepted with some
P18-million worth of smuggled cigarettes off Zamboanga City early Wednesday
(June 26, 2019). (Photo courtesy of Remus L. Ong)
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ZAMBOANGA
CITY --
Personnel of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (Navforwem) have intercepted a
shipment of smuggled cigarettes with an estimated value of P18 million off this
city, the chief of Navforwem official said Wednesday.
Rear
Adm. Erick Kagaoan, Navforwem commander, said the smuggled cigarette shipment
was intercepted around 3 a.m. Wednesday in the seawaters off Bagong Calarian,
this city.
Kagaoan
said a Navy patrol craft was conducting seaborne patrol when it spotted a
Jungkung-type motorboat named Azeez Express, with six crewmen aboard, steaming
towards this city.
He said
the motorboat was found to be loaded with some 600 master cases of cigarettes
with the brand name “Bravo” when an on-board inspection was conducted.
In
earlier interviews, Segundo Sigmundfreud Barte Jr., Bureau of Customs
(BOC)-Zamboanga district collector, said each master case of cigarettes is
worth some PHP30,000 indicating the seized shipment is worth some PHP18
million.
Kagaoan
said the boat was towed to the Ensign Majini Pier at the Naval Station Romulo
Espaldon that houses the Navforwem headquarters in this city, while the seized
shipment was turned over to Bureau of Customs police.
He said
the Philippine Navy will remain vigilant in patrolling the seas to deter any
unlawful activities in its area of operation. (PNA)
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