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CIDG seizes ₱5-M illicit cigarettes in Tarlac raid

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December 16, 2025

The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) seized around ₱5 million worth of cigarettes in a raid in Victoria town, Tarlac province for alleged questionable source and violation of required graphic health warnings.

- By AARON RECUENCO

CIDG director Police Major Gen. Robert Alexander Morico II said the operation that was carried out on Saturday, Dec. 13, also resulted in the arrest of a 37-year-old suspect who was caught in possession of 317 master cases of assorted tobacco products.

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