(Photo courtesy of BOC) MANILA - Authorities nabbed the claimant of a package containing PHP1.743 million worth of shabu in a recent controlled delivery operation in Pasay City. In a statement Friday, the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) said the contraband was intercepted at the DHL warehouse in Pasay City. Meanwhile, the consignee, who was not identified, was apprehended separately during the operation in Makati City on Feb. 6. The parcel, declared an antique French phone, arrived at the Port of NAIA from France on Jan. 30. Upon physical examination, it contained 255 grams of a white crystalline substance which was confirmed to be shabu based on laboratory testing results conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). The agency is conducting a custodial investigation of the claimant for inquest for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and RA 10863, also known as the Customs Modernization
(Photo courtesy of BOC) MANILA - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) - Port of Clark arrested the claimant of a parcel containing 35 grams of kush or high-grade marijuana in Malabon City on Tuesday. In a statement Wednesday, the bureau said the suspect, who was not identified, was arrested in controlled delivery operations conducted by the members of Customs Anti-Illegal Drug Task Force (CAIDTF), Enforcement & Security Service (ESS), Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS), X-ray Inspection Project (XIP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). The contraband with an estimated street value of PHP52,500 was placed inside eight canisters that came from the US state of Pennsylvania and was declared as "goodies". However, the package showed suspicious images during X-ray scanning while K9 sweeping procedure indicated the possible presence of narcotics. The BOC then subjected it to a physical examination that resulted in the discovery of canisters containing dr
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BUSTED. Customs officers intercept PHP8.5 million worth of ecstasy tablets that arrived from Belgium at the Port of Clark on Monday (Dec. 6, 2021). A controlled delivery operation by the BOC and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) led to the arrest of the claimant of the shipment, who was not identified. (Photo courtesy of BOC) MANILA - Authorities have arrested the claimant of close to 5,000 pieces of ecstasy tablets worth PHP8.5 million in Las Pinas City on Tuesday, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Wednesday. In a statement, BOC-Port of Clark District Collector Alexandra Lumontad said the claimant, who was not identified, was arrested during the controlled delivery operation by members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Customs Anti-illegal Drugs Task Force (CAIDTF), Enforcement and Security Service (ESS) and Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) at the consignee's address in the city. Lumontad said the shipment from Brussels, Belgi