Cigarettes without health warning labels seized, 3 nabbed
Authorities arrested three men and seized cases of cigarettes without the required health warning labels that they were unloading from a boat in Malalag town, Davao del Sur. (Photo from CIDG)
MANILA, Philippines — Davao del Sur authorities arrested three men unloading cases of cigarettes without health warning labels as mandated by law, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said.
Authorities also seized the cigarettes in an entrapment operation on early Thursday in Barangay Baybay in Malalag town, according to the CIDG report.
The police unit said the men, who were identified as “Christian,” “Ibrahim,” and “Rodel,” were caught unloading 600 master cases of assorted brands of cigarettes from a motorized boat and onto a closed van and a wing van truck.
The cigarettes and vehicles were valued at a total of P21 million, the CIDG added.
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The three men will be charged before the National Prosecution Service for violating Republic Act No. 10643 or the Graphic Health Warnings Law, the Philippine National Police’s investigative arm said.
