MAHIGIT P6.1 millyong halaga ng illegal drugs ang kumpiskado sa Bureau of Customs(BOC)-NAIA matapos itong matagpuan sa abandonadong inbound parcels sa Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC) warehouse sa Pasay City nitong March 6, 2026.
Binigyang-diin ni Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno ang kahalagahan ng malakas na inter-agency collaboration sa pangangalaga ng borders ng bansa mula sa pagpasok ng mga iligal na droga.
“These successive interdiction operations reflect the Bureau of Customs’ intensified efforts to stop the entry of illegal drugs and other contraband into the country. Through stronger intelligence sharing and close coordination with our partner agencies, we are steadily strengthening our ability to detect and intercept illicit shipments at our borders,” saad ni Nepomuceno.
Pinapurihan din niya ang BOC-NAIA na pinamumunuan ni District Collector Atty. Yasmin Mapa, dahil sa patuloy na pagbabantay at ‘operational effectiveness’ sa pagbabantay sa international gateways ng bansa.
Ayon naman kay Mapa, matibay ang ‘commitment’ ng BOC-NAIA sa pagpapanatili ng pinaigting na enforcement campaign.
“The BOC–NAIA remains fully committed to supporting the bureau’s intensified anti-drug and anti-smuggling operations. Through close collaboration with our partner agencies and constant vigilance at our borders, we will continue to strengthen our efforts to prevent illegal drugs and other contraband from entering the country,” ani Mapa.
Aniya, “the operation is in line with the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to intensify the campaign against illegal drugs, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and partner law enforcement agencies.”
Napag-alaman kay BOC deputy chief of staff at spokesman Atty. Chris Noel Bendijo na ang naturang operation ay nagbunga sa pagkakakumpiska ng mga iligal na droga na binubuo ng 795 tablets ng MDMA (ecstasy); 1,096 grams ng powdered ecstasy; walong gramo ng cocaine; 14 gramo ng ketamine at 11 gramo ng di pa tukoya na substance.
Ayon kay Bendijo, ang nasabing dangerous substances ay nakatago sa loob ng walong inbound, abandoned parcels.
“The shipments were falsely declared as ordinary items in an apparent attempt to evade customs inspection,” dagdag pa nito.
“The operation was conducted also through the coordinated efforts of the BOC–Customs Anti-Illegal Drugs Task Force (CAIDTF), PDEA Regional Office-NCR, PNP Aviation Security Group, Airport Police Department, PNP Drug Enforcement Group and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI),” dagdag pa nito.
