SOME P16.24 worth of illegal drugs were seized by authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City yesterday afternoon, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reported.
The illegal drugs, found inside three parcels, were declared abandoned since no one claimed them in the past several months.
They were seized around 1 p.m. at the Central Mail Exchange Center, Domestic Road in Pasay, PDEA said.
The three parcels initially underwent X-ray screening by a Bureau of Customs inspector and were flagged as suspicious.
“After several months without any claimant, the parcels were tagged as abandoned. Upon the issuance of an order from the Bureau of Customs, a K9 inspection was conducted by the PDEA Airport Interdiction Unit, which yielded a positive indication for the presence of dangerous drugs, prompting a thorough examination and subsequent seizure,” PDEA said in a statement.
The first parcel arrived from the United States and was declared “Brand Shirt Pack.” Upon inspection, the parcel was found to contain a vacuum-sealed transparent plastic bag with 240 grams of kush or high-grade marijuana, PDEA said.
The second parcel, containing three shoe boxes, came from Taiwan. Inside the boxes were transparent plastic bags filled with 618 grams of kush, PDEA said.
The seized kush, totalling 858 grams, has a combined value of P1.12 million, PDEA.
PDEA said the third parcel, which originated from Poland, contained a coffee maker. Inside the coffee maker were 3.02 kilos of Ketamine, worth P15.12 million.
