Government anti-narcotics authorities arrested a female claimant of a parcel containing shabu during a controlled delivery operation in Trece Marteres City, Cavite.
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) spokesperson Derrick Arnold Carreon identified the claimant as Lionela dela Cruz of Barangay Aguado of the same city.
The parcel containing the imported shabu came from India and arrived at the Port of Clark on April 9, 2022.
"The imported meth (shabu) was concealed inside a four motorcycle sprocket box and was consigned to dela Cruz. The discovery of the illegal substances prompted us to launch a controlled delivery operation against the consignee," the PDEA team leader said.
The suspect was collared on Tuesday night, April 12, after receiving the parcel which contains P27.6 million worth of shabu.
Dela Cruz is facing charges for violation of Section 4 (importation of dangerous drugs) of Republic Act (RA) 9165 otherwise known as “The Comprehensive dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.’’
The operation was carried out by the PDEA Pampanga Provincial Office, PDEA CALABARZON, Clark Airport Interdiction Unit, Bureau of Customs Port of Clark and other anti-narcotics authorities. (Chito A. Chavez)