INQUIRER FILE PHOTO. ZAMBOANGA CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR — Cigarette smuggling is getting to be a lucrative business in this city as the police and the navy report seizing from January to November more than P400 million...
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Maritime Violations
Thanh Hoa vessels possible of violating rules against IUU fishing announced
he central coastal province of Thanh Hoa has made public a list of 344 fishing vessels showing high risks of violating regulations against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development....
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P1M worth of smuggled cigarettes seized in Jolo
Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized more than P1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in an operation in Jolo, Sulu. BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the 30 cases of smuggled cigarettes were intercepted in Zone 3, Barangay Tulay by agents of the BOC –...
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Navy seizes P52-M smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga City
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Navy seized smuggled cigarettes valued at P52 million in this city on Thursday, Nov. 24. Naval Forces Western Mindanao (Navforwem) personnel intercepted five ‘’jungkong’’ or small wooden motorized boats loaded with 1,511 boxes of...
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2 nabbed for illegal fishing in Sibugay town
TWO fishermen were arrested by authorities in an anti-illegal fishing campaign in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police reported Wednesday, November 23, 2022. Police Colonel Eduard Mallo, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, identified the arrested fishermen as...
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Police, Customs nab 14, seize P2.5-M smuggled cigarettes
A JOINT team of policemen and Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel have arrested 14 people and seized some P2.5 million worth of assorted smuggled cigarettes in an anti-smuggling operation Wednesday, November 23, 2022, off Zamboanga City. Police Colonel Alexander...
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11 arrested, P1-M smuggled cigarettes seized
LAWMEN have arrested 11 people and seized P1 million worth of contrabands in an anti-smuggling operation in the province of Maguindanao, the police reported Thursday, November 3, 2022. Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police...
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MMEA detains Vietnamese fishing boat carrying 3.5 tonnes of fish in Johor waters
MERSING: A Vietnam-registered fishing boat with 3,500kg of fish on board has been detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) for encroaching into local waters. Mersing zone MMEA director maritime commander Khairul Nizam Misran said the vessel was...
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𝐏𝐂𝐆 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐏𝐇𝐏 𝟐.𝟖𝟓𝐌 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐌𝐔𝐆𝐆𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐍
On 24 September 2022, Coast Guard Station Basilan through Coast Guard Sub-Station Hadji Muhtamad apprehended a motorized banca loaded with assorted smuggled cigarettes with an estimated total street value of PhP 2,850,000.00 at the vicinity waters off Lakit Island,...
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One MBCA Was Intercepted By The Personnel Of Pnp Maritime- Paranaque Mpp During Seaborne Patrol
ONE MBCA WAS INTERCEPTED BY THE PERSONNEL OF PNP MARITIME- PARANAQUE MPP DURING SEABORNE PATROL OPERATIONS IN RELATION TO ALL HANDS FULL AHEAD ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 FOR VIOLATION OF CITY ORDINANCE NO 06-02 OF PARANAQUE On September 23, 2022 at about 12:30 AM,...
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ONE MBCA WAS APPREHENDED BY PNP MARITIME-MUNTINLUPA MPP DURING SEABORNE PARTROL OPERATIONS
ONE MBCA WAS APPREHENDED BY PNP MARITIME-MUNTINLUPA MPP DURING SEABORNE PARTROL OPERATIONS IN RELATION TO “ALL HANDS, FULL AHEAD” FOR VIOLATION OF SECTION 3.1 OF CITY ORDINANCE NO 17-053 SERIES OF 2017 On September 20, 2022 at about 3:43 PM, MPP Muntinlupa led by PCMS...
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TWO FISHERMEN WERE ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED ILLEGAL FISHING DURING SEABORNE PARTROL OPERATIONS
On September 20, 2022 at about 2:10 PM, personnel of Paranaque MPP led by PLT LEONILO DG GARCES conducted Seaborne Patrol Operation in relation to “All Hands! Full Ahead!” on board HSTW 53 within the seawaters of Manila Bay more less 2 Nautical Miles from the...
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