(Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P13 million worth of shabu in Bulacan on Friday, March 5, the Bureau of Customs said.
In a statement, the bureau said the illegal drugs worth P13,620,400 were seized in a controlled delivery operation in Sta. Maria.
The package had been declared as “Kitchen Appliances – steamboat grill” and arrived last February 16 in the port of NAIA.
It had been shipped by a “Glus Sdn Bhd. (MBE Sri Gombak)” from Malaysia.
According to the bureau, the illegal drugs were initially discovered during the conduct of an x-ray inspection.
This prompted authorities to physically examine the package.
“In the course of the physical examination, the package was found to contain white crystalline substance inside a hotpot grill,” the bureau said.
Charges are set to be filed against the claimant, who is now in Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency custody.
