MOU FOR MINDANAO DEV’T. MinDA Secretary Maria Belen Acosta and and UNOPS Country Manager Oscar Marenco during the signing of MOU Wednesday (15 February 2023) in Davao City. MindaNews photo by ANTONIO L. COLINA IV

DAVAO City – Authorities seized more than P2.9 million worth of smuggled cigarettes at the Sirawan border control checkpoint here, an official reported Wednesday.

Col. Darren Comia, the Army-led Task Force Davao (TFD) commander, said Tuesday's apprehension, in coordination with the Davao

City Police Office (DCPO) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Davao, was the biggest so far this year.

“We will be vigilant to filter smuggled and illegal contraband considered very dangerous and harmful to the Dabawenyos and the city's economy,” he said.

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