IN BRIEF BOC-CLARK CONFISCATES P1.79-B SHABU BOUND TO SOUTH KOREA

By Joel Zurbano

Inspection Project (XIP) personnel, the shipment subjected to K9 sniffing by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) K9 Unit, giving positive indications on the

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presence of dangerous drugs.

A physical examination was conducted by a trade control examiner led to the discovery of a speaker containing plastic pouch of crystalline substances.

Samples were turned over to the PDEA for chemical laboratory analysis, which identified the substances as shabu prohibited under the Republic Act (RA) No. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

“We commend our people in the Export Unit, XIP, and Customs Anti-illegal Drugs Task Force (CAIDTF), for strictly implementing our border security controls for outbound shipments. This is a testament that we are firm in intensifying our anti-illegal drugs campaign for both imports and exports”, Morales said.