Government anti-narcotics operatives intercepted more than P17 million worth of shabu and marijuana in three separate operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
In a statement released on Saturday, Dec. 10, the BOC said two parcels bound for New Zealand were intercepted after authorities found out that they contain suspected shabu.
The items were declared as "Kix Shield Thick Foam" and "Kix Shield for Taekwondo" but during the inspection, they contain a white crystalline substance wrapped in black duct tape and aluminum foil with aluminum foil plastic concealed inside the thick foam of the kick shields.
"The white crystalline substance, which weighed at least 828.8 grams with an estimated value of P5.6 million, was found in both packages and turned out to be methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu," the BOC said in a statement.
Also, four parcels from Mexico were confiscated after they yielded some 1.6 kilos of shabu, worth P11.4 million.
The parcels were intercepted at Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC), with the shabu concealed in a 'tamarind ball".
Meanwhile, a total of 44 cartridges containing cannabis oil were also found in three packages from the United States.
The seized illegal drugs were already turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
"Further investigation is underway to apprehend the people behind the illicit trade," the statement read,