MANILA, April 8 -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it conducted a large-scale raid in three warehouses of illicit cigarettes in Indang and Dasmarinas, Cavite last March 21.

In a statement on Monday, the BIR said the total tax liability is estimated at PHP5.4 billion, making the operation one of the largest raids against illicit cigarettes.

During the raid, the BIR recovered master cases of cigarettes, machines, sacks of raw tobacco, and fake internal revenue stamps.

"This is one of the largest raids against illicit cigarettes in the history of the BIR, having an estimate of PHP5.4 billion in total tax liability. The BIR will continue targeting these large-scale illicit cigarette traders. We advise everyone to register their c...