Authorities confiscated petroleum products worth P9.14 million and cigarettes valued at P6.03 million in Batangas and Quezon provinces, respectively, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said.
In a statement on Wednesday night, the CIDG said it caught three male suspects last Monday at a gasoline station along Balete Road in Barangay Balagtas, Batangas for allegedly smuggling the petroleum products in violation of Presidential Decree 1865.
‘Authorities seized two fuel tanker trucks containing 26,000 liters of diesel fuel, 10,000 liters of unleaded, and 4,000 liters of premium,’ the police noted.
The CIDG only identified the arrested suspects as ‘Ed,’ ‘Sam,’ and ‘Sid.’ Meanwhile, in the same statement, the CIDG said operatives confiscated 95 master cases of cigarettes supposedly bearing the name of various brands during a buy-bust operation at a warehouse along Dalahican Road in Barangay Mayao Crossing in Lucena City, Quezon also last Monday
Police arrested one suspect – whom they identified only as ‘Joseph’ – for allegedly violating Republic Act No. 8293 or the Intellectual Property Code, RA No. 8424 or the Internal Revenue Code and RA No. 10643 or the Graphic Health Warnings Law.