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Over P128.9 million worth of dangerous drugs were turned
over by Bureau of Customs to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
Considered as one of the current biggest seizure of
dangerous drugs intercepted at the Surface Mail Exchange Department (SMED) in
Delpan, Port Area in Manila.
Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña led the turn over of the
said drugs to PDEA.
According to Lapeña, there were five parcels seized
containing different kinds of dangerous drugs with an estimated value of P128,
932, 000.
“The price could even double because we only based our
estimates on the available price as seen from the internet. This will even be
higher when sold in the black market,” Lapeña added.
The parcels arrived on different dates at the Central Mail
Exchange Center (CMEC) warehouse in NAIA, and were all from Pakistan. The items
were forwarded by CMEC to SMED for proper examination.
One of the parcels was consigned to Peter Parcon sent by
certain Nasrin Akhtar, with address at #415 Pascual St. San Dionisio, Paranaque
City, which was confiscated after BOC agent found 37,820 valium tablets, 1,290
tablets of Temazepam, and 6.37 kilograms of unknown tablets.
Another box sent by Qaiser Mehmood Poutt, addressed to Jocelyn
Villarino containing 20,600 tablets of
valium, 8,990 tablets of Pinnix (Alprozalam), 5,990 tablets of Madalin, 1,980
tablets of Stilnox (Zolpidem), and unlabeled tablets of 8.62 kilograms.
Two more boxes found by BOC agents containing 64,450 tablets
of 10mg valium, consigned to Rosalie Rosales sent by a certain Zahid Hussain.
Another customs agent discovered one parcel with 5,990
tablets of Mogadon, 19,790 tablets of 10mg valium, and 16,790 tablets of 5mg
valium inside the box.
The said parcels were intercepted through joint efforts of
the BOC postal examiner and Customs Anti-illegal Drugs Task Force ((CAIDTF).
Source: PTV news
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