Smuggled cigarettes: NBI files cases against 13 people over ₱13B haul

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed criminal complaints against at least 13 individuals over the alleged smuggling of 59 cargo containers of foreign cigarettes worth ₱13 billion. The complaints are for violations of the Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act. NBI-7 Assistant Regional Director Arnel Pura said that the Cebu office

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