P6M untaxed cigarettes seized in Bulacan
CAMP GEN. ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan — Police on Tuesday seized P6-million worth of untaxed cigarettes inside a warehouse in Balagtas town on Tuesday.
Lt. Col. Emma Libunao, acting Bulacan police director, said the cigarettes seized at the Fonchun Compound in Barangay Santol belongs to a certain John Lee and his business partners.
Bureau of Internal Revenue Deputy Commissioner Arnel Guballa ordered the raid, which included a team from the Japanese Tobacco Industries,
Seized from the compound were 245 master cases of Modern Far Star, Far Star, and other cigarette brands.
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Libunao said the seized items are under police custody pending the filing of charges against the suspects, who were not present during the raid. Carmela Reyes Estrope