MORE than 10 kilos of unsuspected methamphetamine hydrochloride, commonly known as shabu, worth P72.800 million was intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal (Naia) 3, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) announced on Monday. The BOC-Naia, in coordination with the Naia Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (IADITG), seized 10.
MORE than 10 kilos of unsuspected methamphetamine hydrochloride, commonly known as shabu, worth P72.800 million was intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, the Bureau of Customs announced on Monday.
A passenger from South Africa, who went for a stopover in Doha, Qatar, before proceeding to Manila, was found to be carrying the illicit drugs. The illegal drugs were immediately handed over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency for laboratory examination and safekeeping. The BOC-Customs Anti-Illegal Drugs Task Force, Pdea, the National Police Aviation Security Group , the Airport Police Department, the PNP Drug Enforcement Group and the National Bureau of Investigation were among the other agencies involved in the interdiction operation.
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