The illegal drug shipment of tetrahydrocannabinol is worth P216,000 and misdeclared as ‘drinking tea.’ Photo from the Bureau of Customs Facebook page.
- BOC, PDEA seize illegal drug shipment
- Agencies led by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Clark and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized an illegal drug shipment of three 1000 ml bottles of tetrahydrocannabinol or marijuana hash oil
- The shipment arrived on May 9 from California, USA is said to contain ‘drinking tea’ and estimated at P216,000
- The shipment was apprehended by the BOC in close coordination with the CAIDTF, ESS, CIIS, XIP, and PDEA
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Clark, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), and partner agencies seized an illegal drug shipment of three 1,000 ml bottles of tetrahydrocannabinol or marijuana hash oil.
Estimated at P216,000, the illegal drug shipment of tetrahydrocannabinol was apprehended by the BOC in coordination with the Customs Anti-Illegal Drug Task Force (CAIDTF), Enforcement & Security Service (ESS), Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS), X-ray Inspection Project (XIP), and PDEA.
The substances were misdeclared as ‘drinking tea.’
The shipment underwent x-ray scanning and physical examination upon arrival on May 9 from California, USA, which resulted in the findings of the three 1000 ml transparent bottles containing unknown liquid substance suspected to have illegal drugs, BOC said in a statement.
The CAIDTF conducted K9 sweeping, which showed positive indications of illegal drugs, and field testing, which yielded positive results for the presence of “Mixture of HU-210 controlled substance: cannabidiol.”
Representative samples were then taken from the liquid substance and turned over to PDEA for chemical laboratory analysis. The analysis confirmed the samples were positive for the presence of /marijuana.
BOC district collector Alexandra Lumontad issued a Warrant of Seizure and Detention (WSD) against the subject shipment for violation of Sections 118 (g), 119 (d), and 1113 (f) of the Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10863, in relation to Section 4 of R.A. No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
The combined elements of BOC and PDEA arrested the claimant in a controlled delivery operation in Paranaque City on May 19.
