Malabon motor chase leads to discovery of P1.5-B smuggled cigarettes

Authorities seized on New Year’s Eve contraband cigarettes, believed to be worth more than P1.5 billion, after chasing motorcycles that led them to a cargo yard in Malabon City, according to the Philippine National Police. Acting PNP chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. brought journalists to a press briefing at the cargo yard in