PERSONNEL of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Management Unit (CIDMU) and Zamboanga City Police Office’s (ZCPO) Station 7 have seized some P1.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga City.
The Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula reported that the smuggled cigarettes were seized around 3 p.m. Friday, February 18, in the village of San Roque, Zamboanga City.
The police said the CIDMU and ZCPO’s Station 7 established a checkpoint following information received that a vehicle loaded with smuggled cigarettes will pass by the village of San Roque, especially near the school.
However, the driver of the vehicle loaded with smuggled cigarettes disembarked and escaped upon seeing the checkpoint near the school.
The policemen manning the checkpoint inspected and found the abandoned vehicle was loaded with assorted smuggled cigarettes worth P1,687,000.
The vehicle and the contraband were placed under the custody of the ZCPO’s Station 7 for proper disposition.
Investigation continues to determine ownership of the vehicle and contrabands. (SunStar Zamboanga)