CAMP OLIVAS, July 16 -- Authorities seized approximately PHP22 million worth of illegally traded petroleum products and arrested eight suspects during a joint anti-smuggling operation in Barangay San Benito, Dinalupihan, Bataan, early Thursday.

In a statement, the Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 (Central Luzon) said operatives from several local and provincial police units carried out the operation after receiving intelligence reports on the alleged illegal sale and diversion of petroleum products.

Initial entrapment operations led to the arrest of two suspects allegedly selling petroleum products without the required license from the Department of Energy (DOE).

The PRO-3 said a subsequent inspection resulted in the arrest of six more s...