SAN ILDEFONSO, Bulacan—The Bureau of Customs seized P3.2 billion worth of Mighty cigarettes allegedly bearing fake tax stamps in a Friday morning (March 24) raid at a warehouse in Matimbubong village. Customs officer Joenel Pogoy said 160,000 master cases of the cigarettes failed to pass their tax stamp verifier, indicating that their tax stamps were not authentic. ADVERTISEMENTBACKSTORY: BIR: Mighty faked own tax stampsThe cigarette warehouse was padlocked and has been placed under the watch of customs officials pending a new tax evasion complaint that would be filed against Mighty. On Wednesday (March 22), the Bureau of Internal Revenue lodged a P9 billion tax evasion complaint against Mighty for the fake-stamped cigarettes recovered in Pampanga and General Santos City. READ: BIR files P9.5-B tax evasion case vs Mighty

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 24, 2017 04:41 UTC