PNP eyes financiers abroad in massive cigarette smuggling case

2026-01-27 - 10:14

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday said financiers abroad may be behind the billions of pesos worth of cigarettes allegedly smuggled into the country and intercepted by authorities. “There are personalities we need to investigate. That’s the challenge now—the financiers,” PNP Highway Patrol Group (HPG) Director Brig. Gen. Hansel Marantan, speaking