THE Bureau of Customs Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA) and NAIA-Inter-agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG), apprehended the claimant of P3.3 million worth of ecstasy tablets in Taytay, Rizal.
The operation was conducted with the Port of NAIA Enforcement and Security Service Customs Anti-illegal Drugs Task Force (ESS – CAIDTF) as part of the NAIA-IADITG.
The shipment originated from Germany and was consigned to a certain “Heart Valerine Garcia Cruz” with an address in Taytay, Rizal.
The shipment was originally declared as a wedding dress but through thorough examination conducted by BOC-NAIA personnel, a total of 1,993 tablets of ecstasy party drugs were discovered which had an estimated market value of P3,388,100.
The seized illegal drugs have been turned over to PDEA for further investigation and the possible filing of cases for the violation of RA 9165 also known as the Comprehensive Drugs Act as well as RA 10863 or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA).
