P520,000 in 'smuggled' cigarettes seized in Pagadian City buy-bust

P520,000 in 'smuggled' cigarettes seized in Pagadian City buy-bust

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – Authorities confiscated an estimated P520,000 worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes during a joint buy-bust operation in Barangay Banale, Pagadian City, on Monday evening. Captain Derf Jay Maquinta, spokesperson for the Zamboanga del Sur Police Provincial Office (ZSPPO), said the operation took place around 8:50 p.m. at Purok Gemilina. Team members from the Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Intelligence Unit (ZSPIU), the Pagadian City Police Station, and the Bureau