Sipalay City: ₱21M Smuggled Cigarettes Seized, 7 Arrested
PNP Maritime Group seized ₱21M in smuggled cigarettes off Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, arresting seven Zamboanga men aboard the banca "AMOR PATI."
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