AT least P65 million worth of smuggled fake cigarettes and other goods were seized by government operatives in Davao City, the Bureau of Customs said.
The government team, composed of agents of Customs and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, raided eight warehouses in Barangays Uyanguren, Sta Ana, and Obrero following intelligence report that fake cigarettes were being smuggled into the city.
Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon said the raiding team found contrabands in 2,542 boxes inside the warehouses.
“Confiscated were imitations of cigarette brands Mighty, More and Two Moons, including fake Baoma mosquito killer products, and whitening lotions,” Faeldon said.
Customs inspector Jonel Pogoy said the confiscated goods belonged to Taiwanese nationals Shi Yue Qun and Benedict Rene Tan.
The seized goods were brought to the Port of Davao and will be destroyed, the customs chief said.