Manila, April 10 -- Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno ordered the condemnation of PHP156.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes recently confiscated at the Port of Davao.

The illegal items discovered during separate operations were 182,821 reams of assorted cigarette brands, with a total estimated value of PHP156,436,273 without import permit.

The items were seized by Port of Davao's Enforcement and Security Service and the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service, in coordination with the Philippine National Police.

The first operation yielded 124,150 reams valued at PHP106.23 million and involved identified respondents, while the second operation resulted in the seizure of 58,671 reams valued at PHP50.20 mil...