CLARK FREEPORT –The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested a 26‑year‑old man after claiming a parcel containing suspected ketamine worth P18,725,000, following an interdiction operation at the Port of Clark here on Oct. 27.
PDEA identified the arrested suspect as alias Tony, a resident of Rodriguez, Rizal.
Originating from in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, the parcel declared “sodium bicarbonate cleaning powder,” arrived at the Port of Clark last Oct. 10, said PDEA.
Classified as a dangerous drug under RA 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002), ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects.
Charges for violation of RA 9165 are now being prepared for filing against the apprehended suspect.
The operation was conducted by joint operatives of PDEA Pampanga Provincial Office, PDEA Clark International Airport Inter‑Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group, Bureau of Customs‑Port of Clark, PNP Aviation Security Unit 3, and PNP Drug Enforcement Group. PDEA-3
