MAYOR BENG Climaco ordered an intensified anti-smuggling campaign following the selling of contraband, including cigarettes, in Zamboanga City and depriving the government of much need revenues.
“The
City Government has to intensify the campaign against smuggling. That is why an
intensified campaign against the proliferation of any smuggled products must
never be tolerated,” she said.
Climaco also
praised the Philippine Navy for its intensified campaign against smuggling
activities following the recent seizure of some 300 cases of cigarettes off
Basilan province.
The contraband
worth about P9 million came from the town of Parang in Sulu province and was
bound for Zamboanga City, according to the Naval Forces Western Mindanao.
“We commend the
Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) for its commitment to the anti-smuggling
campaign, as it recently foiled an attempt to bring in to Zamboanga City more
or less 300 cases of assorted cigarettes believed to have been smuggled into
the country,” Climaco said.
The navy
intercepted two motorized boats, MPBs Lacoste and Al-Iya, loaded with the
cigarettes, in Basilan Strait. (Zamboanga Post)
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