BOC seizes P3M worth of ecstasy, marijuana in air parcels

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Tuesday it has intercepted about P3 million worth of ecstasy and kush marijuana concealed in air parcels at different warehouses in Pasay City.

In a statement, the BOC said operatives of Customs Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s (NAIA) Anti-illegal Drugs Task Force (CAIDTF), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), and NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG) seized 1,681 tablets of ecstasy with an estimated street value of P2,857,700 concealed inside a microwave oven, while 133 grams of kush marijuana estimated at P159,600 was found inside a metal toy box.

In sum, the seized ecstasy and marijuana have an aggregate value of P3,017,300, the BOC said.

The Customs said records show the seized ecstasy was shipped from Netherlands and consigned to a recipient from Quezon City, while the intercepted kush Marijuana was shipped from the USA and consigned to a certain individual from Pasay City.

Both parcels were turned over to the PDEA for case profiling and build up for possible violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act (Republic Act 9165) in relation to Section 119 (restricted importation) and Section 1401 (unlawful importation) of Republic Act 10863, otherwise known as the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA).

“BOC NAIA, PDEA, and NAIA-IADITG maintain its momentum against illegal drugs as it intercepted P13.62 million worth of shabu similarly concealed in a steamboat hotpot grill appliance,” the Customs said.

The bureau said it will continue to be vigilant against different modes of concealment of illegal drugs through enhanced and improved profiling techniques coupled with the active collaboration and partnership of PDEA and NAIA-IADITG.—AOL, GMA News