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Published on Jan 20, 2026

Suspect accused of stealing more than $3,000 in cigarettes at large: police

Pennsylvania State Police are searching for a man accused of stealing more than $3,600 worth of cigarettes from a Salisbury Township convenience store. A man entered a Wawa gas station at 787 Route 41 on Dec. 15, went behind the counter and filled a …

Source: Lancaster Online - Pennsylvania - Neutral
Published on Jan 20, 2026

Mizoram: Assam Rifles seizes foreign currency, smuggled tobacco, foreign cigarettes in Siaha; 1 individual held

Assam Rifles apprehended an individual for his involvement in the illegal transportation of foreign currency and the smuggling of tobacco and foreign cigarettes, an official release stated on Tuesday. The Assam Rifles also recovered foreign currency, along …

Source: The News Mill - Neutral
Published on Jan 20, 2026

singapore Man, 22, arrested for attempting to smuggle over 250 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes via Tuas Checkpoint

A 22-year-old Malaysian man was arrested on Jan 13 for attempting to smuggle over 250 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore. In a Facebook post on Tuesday (Jan 20), the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said that the attempt was …

Source: Asiaone - Indeterminate
Published on Jan 20, 2026

Travelers may bring approved e-cigarettes duty-free

People entering Taiwan would be allowed to bring up to 200 heated tobacco product sticks into the country duty free starting on Feb. 1, but they would have to be bought in duty-free areas in Taiwan airports due to existing health approval rules. The only …

Source: Taipei Times - Neutral
Published on Jan 19, 2026

Thief fills trash bags with more than $3,000 worth of Newport cigarettes, police say

PSP: Thief steals thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes from Lancaster County store MORNING AT 656. TIME FOR WGAL NEWS EIGHT TO GO. IT IS AN IMPACT. MORNING. SO LET’S START WITH CHRISTINE. GOOD MORNING. I WANT YOU TO WATCH OUT, ESPECIALLY IN SPOTS THAT …

Source: WGAL 8 - Pennsylvania - Pending
Published on Jan 19, 2026

How illegal cigarettes helped push BAT out of local manufacturing

Stephen Grootes speaks to Busisiwe Mavuso, CEO of Business Leadership South Africa about how the growth of the illicit economy and how it's destroying manufacturing jobs, hollowing out tax revenue and entrenching organised crime. Listen to the …

Source: Eye Witness News - Neutral
Published on Jan 19, 2026

Navy team seizes P44-M imported cigarettes in Davao region operations

COTABATO CITY — A Navy team intercepted P44 million worth of imported cigarettes from Jolo, Sulu in a seaborne operation over the weekend. Radio reports on Monday stated that personnel of a unit under the Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao (NFEM) aboard a …

Source: Business World - Neutral
Published on Jan 19, 2026

Navy seizes P44-M worth of imported cigarettes in Region 11 operation

John Unson - Philstar.com January 19, 2026 | 5:32pm COTABATO CITY—A Navy team intercepted P44 million worth of imported cigarettes from Jolo, Sulu, in a seaborne operation over the weekend. The shipment was intended for delivery by boatmen to contacts in …

Source: Philippine STAR - Indeterminate
Published on Jan 19, 2026

Navy intercepts vessel with P48-M in smuggled cigarettes off Davao de Oro

3 THE NAVAL Forces Eastern Mindanao (NFEM) intercepted a motorboat carrying ₱44 million worth of undocumented cigarettes off the coast of Pantukan, Davao de Oro, around 7:40 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15. The operation was carried out by BA491 of the 3rd Boat …

Source: Mindanao Times - Neutral
Published on Jan 19, 2026

P7 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes seized in Davao del Sur

Source: ABS-CBN News - Pending