Customs Seize P42M in Illegal Drugs at NAIA

More than P42 million worth of illegal drugs were intercepted by the Bureau of Customs-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) operatives over the weekend from a passenger from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno said on Sunday that the illegal drugs were detected during a routine X-ray screening inside the hand-carried baggage of the unidentified passenger. ‘Suspicious images were detected by the BOC’s X-ray operatives during a routine screening at the arrival area, in the passenger’s hand-carried baggage. Upon further inspection and field testing using a Raman Spectrometer, the contents tested positive for methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu),’ Nepomuceno said. The luggage contained 6.250 kilograms of shabu, with an estimated value of P42.5 million.