Philippine National Police Chief Director-General Ricardo Marquez ordered PNP Deputy Director-General for Operation Danilo Constantino to intensify the campaign against counterfeit products.
Constantino instructed the CIDG and all police field commanders to strengthen the country’s campaign against counterfeit products, including fake cigarettes, in coordination with other concerned government agencies like the Bureau of Customs and the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Constantino noted that several apprehensions had already been made on distributors and suppliers of fake cigarettes found in some shopping malls, markets and even ambulant vendors. An arrest resulting into the filing of criminal cases for violation of RA 8293 were made by Llanera, Nueva Ecija Police and in Sitio Pulo, Brgy. Anabu 2C in Imus City.
Police personnel from Imus, Cavite and San Jose City, Nueva Ecija recently responded to complaints from some wholesale stores that a vendor of fake Mighty and Marvels cigarettes was circulating around the city.