Fake cigarettes, face masks seized

MANILA, Philippines — At least P80 million worth of cigarettes and fake face masks were seized by agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Marilao, Bulacan on Wednesday.

Among those confiscated following a raid on a warehouse in Barangay Sta. Rosa were 1,000 master cases of cigarettes and 648 boxes of fake N95 face masks bearing the designs and logos of luxury fashion brands.

The items were brought to the BOC-Enforcement and Security Services at the Port of Manila for inventory and investigation, authorities said.

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