‘Overstaying’ parcel yields P4.5 million shabu

On Jul 30, 2020

A Customs Officer from the Philippines' Bureau of Customs carefully weighs the illegal drugs found on a shipment of "toys and chocolates" from the United States.

THE Bureau of Customs – NAIA collection district announced today the discovery of some 640 grams of “shabu” valued at P4.5 million from a parcel of toys and chocolates sent from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA to a resident in Hagonoy, Bulacan.

In a statement, the bureau said customs examiners found the illegal drugs while conducting an inventory of abandoned and overstaying cargoes at the DHL warehouse based on the standing instruction of Comm. Rey Leonardo Guerrero.

The illegal drugs were found hidden in two tin cans of ‘chocolate wafer’ together with the shipment of slippers, socks, chocolates and a stuffed toy.

The illegal drugs have been turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and a case build-up is now also underway to apprehend the suspect or suspects behind the shipment whose identities were not divulged.