THE Bureau of Customs – Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (BoC-CIIS) seized over the weekend some P5.5 billion worth of smuggled cigarettes and counterfeit items in a warehouse in Bulacan province.

Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio said on Sunday that the raid was done by CIIS operatives by virtue of a Letter of Authority (LoA) he issued following derogatory information that the subject warehouse in Meycauayan, Bulacan was storing illegal imported cigarettes and IPR (intellectual property rights)-infringing goods.