PRINTING equipment used in the manufacture of fake cigarette labels were seized on Thursday by the Bureau of Customs (BoC) following an anti-smuggling operation in a warehouse in Valenuzela City.

In the same operation, combined operatives from the Enforcement and Security Service (ESS), Custom’s Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS), Bureau’s Action Team Against Smugglers and Philippine Coast Guard – Special Operation Group also arrested five Chinese and a Filipino for their alleged involvement in the illegal activities.

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