BOC seizes nearly P26-M smuggled goods at Zamboanga port

BOC agents at the Port of Zamboanga seized smuggled goods valued at PHP25.81 million: 370 master cases of cigarettes, 250 sacks of sand containing broken corals, and four vehicles used in transport.Warrants of seizure and detention were issued; the seizures cited violations of tobacco importation rules (EO No. 245; RA 10863) and environmental/mining laws (RA 7942; Batas Pambansa Blg. 265), with items and vehicles placed under forfeiture as authorities build cases.The operations were led by the Enforcement and Security Service, Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service, and the Office of the District Collector as part of intensified border enforcement to protect revenue and marine ecosystems.https://tsbrenterprises.org/boc-seizes-26m-smuggled-goods-in-zamboanga/