THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has foiled an attempt to export P7.507 million worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride through a shipment declared as “shaft drive model” bound for New Zealand.
The contraband that came from Parañaque City was initially tagged as suspicious by X-ray Inspection Project personnel.
It immediately underwent K9 sniffing and physical examination, resulting in the discovery of three packs of white crystalline substances weighing 1,104 grams concealed inside a shaft drive.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s chemical laboratory analysis confirmed that the substances were methamphetamine hydrochloride, commonly known as “shabu,” a dangerous drug under R.A. No. 9165.
District collector Erastus Sandino Austria issued a warrant of seizure and detention against the questioned shipment for violation of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10863, or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), in relation to R.A. No. 9165.
Austria commended Port of Clark personnel for preventing the exportation of illicit substances. He underscored that the Port of Clark will maintain stringent Customs control and vigilant law
enforcement to combat illegal drugs trafficking.