Authorities have seized more than P850,000 worth of ecstasy in a package labeled “beads in a bottle” in Parañaque City, the Bureau of Customs said Wednesday.
Authorities have seized more than P850,000 worth of ecstasy in a package labeled “beads in a bottle” in Parañaque City, the Bureau of Customs said Wednesday.
In a statement, Customs said joint elements of BOC-Port of Clark and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency conducted a controlled delivery operation which led to the arrest of the claimant on Tuesday, October 4. According to BOC, the package arrived in the Philippines on September 30 from Hoofddorp, Netherlands and contains three plastic jars containing 505 pieces of ecstasy with an estimated value of P858,500.
The claimant will face charges of violating RA 10863 or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act and RA 9165 or the Dangerous Drug Act.
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