P2.6-M ‘illegal’ mineral ores seized in Lanao del Norte checkpoint

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A routine checkpoint turned into a million-peso contraband bust after joint security forces intercepted a truck carrying P2.65 million worth of alleged illegal mineral ores in Barangay Taguitic, Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte on Thursday. Police and military personnel flagged down a red-and-white Fuso wing van traveling from Zamboanga del Sur