Customs intercepts P111M meth hidden in wax shipments from Mexico
On September 26, 2024, the Bureau of Customs intercepted a shipment containing methamphetamine hydrochloride worth over P111.11 million at a cargo warehouse in Pasay City.
The drugs were concealed within wax used in five handmade paintings shipped from Mexico to San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan.
Customs officials found the parcel weighing 16.34 kilograms at the DHL Cargo Warehouse inside the Ninoy Aquino International Airport complex.
No arrests were made during this operation, which was conducted by the BOC-Naia in collaboration with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group.
The confiscated drugs have been turned over to PDEA for further investigation.
Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio emphasized that the BoC remains relentless in its fight against illegal drugs and will heighten border control measures to counter new smuggling methods.
In June, another shipment of P1.41 million worth of crystal meth was intercepted at NAIA, concealed as kitchen wall stickers.
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