BOC turns over P24-M seized drugs to PDEA

MANILA, Philippines - Customs officials assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency yesterday six sacks of assorted drugs, with a street value of P24 million, hidden in parcels bound for other countries.

The drugs – methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu, various types of sedatives and unlabeled tablets – were stashed in ladies’ shoes, denim pants, books, billiard cue cases, teddy bears, lotion bottles and between documents in parcels, according to NAIA customs district director Edgar Macabeo.

The confiscated drugs were in parcels that were supposed to be sent by three courier firms to Europe, Middle East and South Africa.

He said the latest confiscations involved a total of 15 grams of shabu in two parcels. In one parcel, the shabu was hidden in a soft drink straw while the other parcel had shabu hidden between documents attached by a fastener. The two parcels were bound for Israel and France, respectively.