CIDG seizes P735,000 in unstamped cigarettes, arrests suspect in Zambo

MANILA, Philippines — Police confiscated P735,000 worth of cigarettes in Zamboanga del Sur for allegedly lacking the required Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) tax stamps, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said on Sunday. Authorities seized 21 master cases of cigarettes in an operation late Wednesday night in Purok Lapu-Lapu, Barangay White Beach, Pagadian