Over P1.1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes have been confiscated by the authorities after the police bolstered its law enforcement campaign in Zamboanga City on Tuesday.

Col. Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, said the smuggled cigarettes were seized around 3 a.m. in Barangay San Roque. However, no one was arrested because the smugglers fled when the police arrived.

Following a tip, ZCPO Station 7 personnel seized 34 master cases of various brands of cigarettes worth PHP1.19 million, according to Lorenzo.

He stated that the confiscated contraband has been transferred to ZCPO Station 7 and will be turned over to the Bureau of Customs for proper disposition.

The seizure of smuggled cigarettes on Tuesday was the second this month.

On March 1, three suspects were arrested and more than PHP1.3 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were also seized near the island village of Manalipa.