Government operatives nabbed two consignees of P70.72 million worth of shabu hidden inside an industrial chiller at the Port of Clark in Pampanga.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) in close coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Clark International Airport Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Group (CRK-IADIG), apprehended two individuals linked to the smuggling of the 11.04 kilograms of shabu.
The illegal drugs were concealed inside a shipment declared as “Industrial Water Chiller” originating from Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico, and bound for Cainta, Rizal.
The parcel arrived on August 26, 2025, and was immediately subjected to X-ray scanning and K-9 inspection after the Bureau received derogatory information from PDEA. Vito Barcelo
Both inspections yielded positive results, prompting a full physical examination of the shipment.
Authorities uncovered one plastic cylinder wrapped in Lead Shield containing a white crystallized substance hidden inside the chiller unit.
Two male claimants who attempted to retrieve the parcel at the warehouse were arrested and are now under the custody of PDEA Region III. Vito Barcelo
