WIRE — AGRICULTURAL and food products, including tobacco and cigarettes, accounted for most of the P18.11 billion worth of commodities seized by the Bureau of Customs (BoC) in 691 operations in the year to date ending July 12. Tobacco and cigarettes alone accounted for P9.88 billion across 219 seizures, representing more than half of the total value.
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