Customs uncovers HongKong bound package with P2.3M Cocaine

Date:

Share post:

DAVAO CITY — A shipment bound for Hongkong  containing 445 grams of Cocaine worth P2.385-million was intercepted by  Bureau of Customs’ (BOC)  at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport yesterday June 15, 2022.

The shipment declared as motorcycle muffler, brakepads and radiator was  discovered during the inspection conducted by the BOC, together with Philippine Drug Enforcement agency (PDEA) and NAIA Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-DITG)  .

Authorities are now investigating personalities involved in the illegal trade which is a violation of RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Drug Act and RA 10863 also known as the Customs Modernization And Tariff Act (CMTA).

In their statement BOC-NAIA and PDEA assured that the NAIA-DITG will remain vigilant in preventing the entry and transhipment  of illegal drugs in  NAIA.

RIZAL MEMORIAL COLLEGEspot_img

Related articles

Impeachment’s Next Front: Winning the Public Before the Senate

MANILA  (May 31) — As Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment case inches toward trial, a parallel battle is...

Inflation’s Cruel Return: Mindanao’s Poor Brace for Another Round of Hunger

DAVAO CITY  (May 31) — For many poor families across Mindanao, inflation is no longer an economic indicator....

Bukidnon Bets on Coffee as Its Next Economic Powerhouse

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon (May 31) — Long known as Mindanao's food basket, Bukidnon is now staking its claim...

Filipino Coffee Eyes Global Market as Farmers Chase Premium Prices

TACURONG CITY (May 29) — The Philippine coffee industry is pushing deeper into the global specialty market, with...