From the Bureau of Customs
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized a parcel in the Port of Clark in Pampanga that supposedly contained men鈥檚 clothing but turned out to be some P2.53-million worth of kush or high-grade marijuana.
In a statement on Tuesday, the BOC said its officers intercepted an attempt to smuggle 1,534 grams of the illegal drugs last May 18 鈥� nearly a month ago.
From the Bureau of Customs
The parcel from Kentucky in the United States was declared as 鈥渕en鈥檚 t-shirts, men鈥檚 trousers [and] men鈥檚 windbreaker.鈥�
The BOC said the shipment had initially been flagged as 鈥渟uspicious鈥� by the X-ray Inspection Project personnel. It then underwent inspection by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency鈥檚 K9 unit, in which three vacuum-sealed bags of kush had been discovered.
District Collector Elvira Cruz issued a warrant of seizure and detention for the parcel after finding probable cause for violating the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act.
Cruz also said the Port of Clark 鈥渞emains vigilant against various drug smuggling attempts鈥� as she reiterated the objective of the BOC to beef up the country鈥檚 border security.
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