Manila, Feb. 20 -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Friday said sustained enforcement operations in Pampanga this month maintained an estimated PHP460.98 million in government revenue as part of its nationwide campaign against illicit tobacco.

In a news release, the BIR reported that its operations in Central Luzon, led by Regional Director Saripoden Bantog, in coordination with the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, disrupted illegal cigarette supply chains and prevented revenue leakage.

On Feb. 11, enforcement teams raided a warehouse in Barangay Panipuan, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, seizing cigarette manufacturing equipment and raw materials valued at about PHP147.6 million.

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