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P44 million smuggled cigarettes found buried in Maguindanao

John Unson - The Philippine Star
January 8, 2026 | 12:00am
P44 million smuggled cigarettes found buried in Maguindanao
Police dig up boxes of smuggled cigarettes in Parang, Magu- indanao del Norte on Tuesday.
JOHN UNSON

COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Suspected smuggled cigarettes valued at P44 million were found buried in Parang town, Maguindanao del Norte on Tuesday.

Police and members of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) excavated 2,004 boxes of Indonesian-made cigarettes at a farm in Barangay Gumagadong Calawag.

Brig. Gen. Jaysen de Guzman, Bangsamoro police director, said that villagers tipped off authorities about the location of the contraband.

De Guzman said the cigarettes would be turned over to the BOC for proper disposition.

Police have yet to identify people behind the smuggling of the cigarettes.

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