CLARK FREEPORT – A shipment containing 1,706 grams of shabu valued at P11, 600,800 was intercepted at the Port of Clark here by the Bureau of Customs in coordination with the Clark Inter-Agency Task Force Against Illegal Drugs.
BOC-Clark said the shipment declared as “car parts” which originated from South Africa and was bound for Angeles City, underwent regular customs clearance procedures until the BOC’s X-ray Inspection Project detected suspicious images within the declared car parts. A subsequent K-9 sniff test yielded positive indications for illegal drugs, prompting the assigned customs examiner to conduct a 100% physical examination.
During the examination, authorities discovered two engine pistons and one tensioner pulley kit concealing 17 black and transparent plastic packages containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu.
An initial screening using a spectrometer indicated the presence of shabu. Representative samples were subsequently turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency for confirmatory examination.
A warrant of seizure and detention was issued against the shipment for violations of Sections 118(g), 119(d), and 1113 paragraphs (f), (i), and (l)(3) and (4) of RA 10863 (Customs Modernization and Tariff Act), in relation to RA 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act) as amended.
“Patuloy nating pinapalakas ang training at skills ng ating Customs frontliners. Their vigilance and expertise remain our strongest defense against evolving smuggling methods,” BOC-Clark district collector Jairus S. Reyes noted of the successful interdiction. Punto News Team/BOC Clark
