P11 million smuggled cigarettes seized in Negros

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Police seized P11 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in Barangay Talaban in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental.

The Maritime Police said two men from Zamboanga City and Jolo in Sulu were caught unloading 190 boxes of Fort, Pure and Berlin cigarettes but failed to produce documents to prove proper importation.

Both men are detained at the Himamaylan City Police Station pending the filing of charges for violation of Section 1401 of Republic Act 10863 (Unlawful Importation) and Section 6 of Republic Act 10643 (Graphic Health Warnings on Tobacco Products Act of 2014).