CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga — The Bureau of Customs and Clark Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (CRK-IADITG) headed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region III, successfully intercepted a high-value shipment of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) worth P75,072,000.00 during a joint airport interdiction operation at Clark Freeport Zone, Mabalacat, Pampanga on Saturday (Aug. 30).
At around 5:27 p.m., authorities seized a suspicious parcel declared as an “Industrial Water Chiller” with tracking number 883725003206, shipped from Mexico and consigned to an address in Cainta, Rizal. Upon inspection, operatives discovered 11.04 kilograms of shabu concealed within the shipment.
Two suspects were arrested during the operation identified as alias Dexs, 52 years old of Cebu; and alias Maca, 54, of Tarlac.
Both will face charges for violation of Sections 4, 11, and 20, Article II of Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002).
Suspects are under PDEA custody.
The PDEA said the contraband will undergo laboratory examination.
PDEA Director General Undersecretary Isagani R. Nerez commended the seamless collaboration of all law enforcement and border control agencies in the operation.
Nerez said it highlights the government’s unyielding commitment to cut the supply of illegal drugs at the country’s ports of entry. (UnliNews Online)
