Cops seize P900,000 smuggled cigarettes in Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat

Inquirer.net - Nov 14, 2026

COTABATO CITY – A businesswoman in Cotabato province and a pump boat operator in Sultan Kudarat province were separately arrested for trying to smuggle contraband cigarettes past law enforcers on Thursday, the Police Regional Office (PRO-12) said. Brig. Gen. Alan Manibog, Police Regional Office (PRO-12) director, said that in Kabacan, Cotabato, a 27-year-old woman was

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