BoC turns over P12.5-M illegal drugs

The Bureau of Customs Port of Clark recently turned over various illegal drugs and marijuana-based products to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.

At least 12 imported shipments that arrived on different dates were seized from March to November 2022 estimated to be worth P12.5 million.

Forfeiture decisions were released for violation of Sections 118 (g), 119 (d), and 1113 par. f, i & l (3 & 4) of Republic Act 10863 or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act, in relation to Section 4 of RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2022.

“The illegal drugs were discovered after undergoing mandatory x-ray inspection, profiling incoming shipments, intensified intelligence capabilities, and continuous coordination with PDEA and other counterparts,” Port of Clark collector John Simon said in a statement on Monday.

The illegal drugs turned over to PDEA included 4,102 pieces of ecstasy worth P6.9 million discovered in a shipment marked “sturay mono protein” from Paris, France, P4.3-million worth of Kush from California, USA declared as “fishing net,” P672,000 worth of Kush declared as “prescription meds” from Quebec, Canada, P390,000 worth of Kush from Alberta, Canada declared as “candy toys,” 346 marijuana capsules, five grams of Ketamine, 37 pouches of marijuana gummies, 310 grams of Kush, and other marijuana substances.