Manila, Feb. 28 -- Police seized PHP1.6 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested an individual during a police operation in Palawan, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) reported on Friday.

In a news release, CIDG Director Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III said the suspect, alias Joey, a resident of Barangay Sicsican, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, was arrested in Barangay Tinitian, Roxas, Palawan on Wednesday while in the act of transporting imported cigarettes without proper documents.

Authorities seized from the suspect an Isuzu panel truck without a plate number and 100 master cases of Fort Green cigarettes.

The suspect faces charges before the National Prosecution Service for violating the Customs Modernization...