PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – Authorities seized over P40 million in allegedly smuggled cigarettes in separate law enforcement operations on Tuesday in Zamboanga del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte provinces. Soldiers of the Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion, in coordination with local police and customs authorities, seized an abandoned jungkong or motorized boat in Barangay White Beach, Pagadian City, which contained the smuggled cigarettes. According to military reports, a seaborne patrol around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday found the jungkong stranded along the coasts due to engine trouble. Upon inspecting the boat, soldiers discovered a haul of cigarettes without tax stamps. […]... Keep on reading: P40-M smuggled cigarettes seized in Maguindanao, Zamboanga del Sur