The Coast Guard District Southwestern Mindanao (CGDSWM) has seized Php 21.6 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during a maritime patrol in the vicinity waters off Olutanga Island on 18 March 2024.

According to the crew of PCG-manned BFAR vessel, MCS-3001, the fishing vessel, MPD TRD Express, was loaded with approximately 350 boxes of undocumented cigarettes.

The vessel and its illegal cargo were turned over to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for proper disposition and filing of appropriate charges.

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