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P70.8M worth of illegal drugs seized by operatives in NAIA Terminal 3
Anti-narcotics agents seized over P70.8 million worth of shabu at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3.
The illegal drugs, weighing approximately 10.7 kilograms, were discovered inside an abandoned luggage at the International Arrival Area.
The luggage had been abandoned since September 2024 and was turned over by the Bureau of Customs to NAIA.
The baggage originated from Johannesburg, South Africa.
Law enforcement units discovered the drugs concealed within an improvised pouch made of packaging tape wrapped in black carbon paper, containing white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu.
The seized suspected drug evidence was submitted to the PDEA Laboratory Service for analysis.
Police Lieutenant Nadame Malang stated that there are leads regarding the person responsible for abandoning the luggage and the investigation is ongoing to identify the individual.
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