The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has seized three (3) bags containing allegedly smuggled cigarettes from Malaysia onboard a vessel en route to Zamboanga City from the Port of Jolo on 02 December 2019.

Inventory revealed that the items, 77 reams of menthol cigarettes, have an approximate market value of Php 30,800. However, nobody appeared and claimed to be its owner. 

PCG Station personnel in Sulu confiscated the items after the conduct of a random inspection on the said vessel.

The bags containing the imported cigarettes are at the custody of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) - Port of Jolo for further investigation.