SOME P3.3 billion worth of cigarettes bearing fake tax stamps that were earlier seized by joint elements of the Bureau of Customs (BoC) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) were ordered destroyed by the Finance department.

Burning of the 229,428 mastercases or 114,714,000 cigarette packs of Mighty and Marvel cigarettes started on Tuesday inside the compound of the Holcim Philippine Geocycle (Holcim) in Norzagaray, Bulacan.

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