Ilang kaha ng sigarilyong walang kaukulang graphic health warning na nagkakahalaga ng mahigit ₱22,000 ang nasabat ng mga awtoridad sa isinagawang buy-bust operation sa Barangay Ipilan, Brooke’s Point nitong umaga ng Huwebes, May 7.
Inaresto rin ang isang lalaki na umano’y nagbebenta ng naturang mga sigarilyo.
Pinangunahan ang operasyon ng PNP 2nd Special Operations Unit-Maritime Group, katuwang ang Brooke’s Point Municipal Police Station at Balabac Special Boat Crew.
Nasamsam mula sa suspek ang 28 reams ng hinihinalang ilegal na sigarilyo kabilang ang New Berlin, Harvy, Oris, Native Cigarettes, at Fort na may tinatayang halagang ₱22,680.
Narekober din sa operasyon ang isang ₱1,000 genuine bill at dalawang ₱100 bills na ginamit umano sa buy-bust operation.
Mahaharap ang suspek sa kasong paglabag sa Republic Act No. 10643, isang batas na nag-aatas na lagyan ng tamang graphic health warnings o health warnings ang mga produktong tabako upang maipakita ang panganib ng paninigarilyo sa kalusugan.
Kasalukuyang nasa kustodiya ng Brooke’s Point Annex ng Balabac Special Boat Crew ang suspek habang inihahanda ang pagsasampa ng kaukulang kaso laban sa kanya.
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₱22K worth of cigarettes without health warnings seized in Brooke’s Point
Cigarettes without the required graphic health warnings worth more than ₱22,000 were seized by authorities during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Ipilan, Brooke’s Point on Thursday morning, May 7.
A man was also arrested for allegedly selling the cigarettes.
The operation was led by the PNP 2nd Special Operations Unit-Maritime Group in coordination with the Brooke’s Point Municipal Police Station and the Balabac Special Boat Crew.
Authorities confiscated 28 reams of suspected illegal cigarettes, including New Berlin, Harvy, Oris, Native Cigarettes, and Fort, with an estimated value of ₱22,680.
Also recovered during the operation were one genuine ₱1,000 bill and two ₱100 bills allegedly used in the buy-bust operation.
The suspect will face charges for alleged violation of Republic Act No. 10643, a law requiring tobacco products to carry proper graphic health warnings to inform the public about the health risks of smoking.
The suspect is currently under the custody of the Brooke’s Point Annex of the Balabac Special Boat Crew while the filing of appropriate charges is being prepared.
