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BOC nabs passenger with P40.8-m shabu

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Bureau of Customs (BOC) agents arrested a passenger from Madagascar who was allegedly carrying P40.8 million worth of shabu upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Sunday.

The Customs X-ray Inspection Project (XIP) team detected the prohibited substance from Harisoa Sandra upon her arrival at the NAIA Terminal.

Initial investigation showed that the foreigner arrived from Hong Kong on board Ethiopian Airlines flight ET644, and was originally from Madagascar, East Africa as her port of origin.

X-ray scanning showed that Sandra’s luggage, which was also subjected to K9 and physical examination, contained six kilograms of shabu.

“Through the intensified screening operations by Customs NAIA X-ray Inspection Project (XIP) personnel, a suspicious image inside the luggage was reported and was eventually physically examined by duty Customs examiner,” the Port of NAIA stated in its report released on Monday.

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The suspect is now in the custody of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and will be charged with violation of Republic Act 9165 (Dangerous Drugs Act) and RA 10863 also known as the Customs Modernization Act (CMTA).

Just recently, XIP examiners also detected a shipment of shabu worth more than P79.9 million at a Customs bonded warehouse in Pasay City. Joel E. Zurbano

A follow up operation at Peoples Air Cargo (Paircargo) warehouse also resulted in the arrest of the shipment’s consignee identified as Anie Rose Sarvano of Eastern Samar.

The shipment arrived on March 7 and was declared as “Terry Towels” shipped by AIMEX General Trading from Punjab, Pakistan. Joel E. Zurbano

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