필리핀 당국이 수요일 만다우에시와 세부시에서 실시한 작전을 통해 8억 6천만 페소 상당의 불법 담배 11개 컨테이너를 압수했다.
관세청은 이번 압수 조치가 첩보를 바탕으로 이루어졌다고 밝혔다. 단속반은 우선 만다우에시에서 컨테이너 2개를 적발했다. 이후 세부시 바랑가이 바카얀의 한 야적장을 추가로 조사하여 6개의 컨테이너를 더 발견했다. 또한 만다우에시의 한 민간 선박 시설에서 3개의 컨테이너를 추가로 찾아냈다. 이번 화물은 현지 해운사를 통해 국내로 유통될 예정이었다. 이번 작전에는 세부 관세청, 필리핀 해안경비대, 국가수사국, 필리핀 경찰청 및 내국세입국이 참여했다. 아리엘 네포무세노 관세청장은 불법 담배 거래를 근절하기 위한 노력을 계속할 것이라고 밝혔다.
A joint team in Majalengka district conducted an operation against illegal cigarettes on Wednesday (April 29, 2026) in two northern sub-districts, seizing about 150,000 sticks or 7,500 packs of various brands from several shops. The raid prevented potential state losses of around Rp111.9 million. Authorities pledge to carry out similar operations periodically.
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Police in Limpopo arrested a suspected smuggler transporting illicit cigarettes worth more than R1.6 million at Muswodi outside Musina. The cigarettes were concealed in a bakkie and have been confiscated. The suspect faces charges under the Customs and Excise Act.
Hong Kong customs officers seized 6.5kg of suspected drugs worth HK$3.4 million (US$433,800) and arrested two men in separate operations earlier this week. The Customs and Excise Department said the first arrest took place at Hong Kong International Airport, where 3.1kg of suspected ketamine was found in a 43-year-old man's baggage from Bangkok; the second involved 1.7kg each of suspected cocaine and methamphetamine in Yau Ma Tei.
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Mexico City's Secretariat of Citizen Security conducted six raids on homes across several boroughs, detaining six people and seizing various drug doses. The operation, prompted by citizen complaints, involved multiple federal and local agencies. The properties were sealed under police custody.