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[Title] => Over 3,400 boxes of imported cigarettes seized in Mindanao ops
[Summary] => Navy units seized 3,460 boxes of imported cigarettes in separate offshore operations from Tuesday, February 24, in Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat in Region 12 and, subsequently, in Basilan in the Bangsamoro region on Wednesday, February 25.
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[Title] => Cops seize P14 million worth of smuggled cigarettes
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[Title] => Bataan municipality issues order to curb illicit cigarette trade
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February 24, 2026 - 1:30pm
