Inihayag ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) na kasama ang NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group, ay kanilang nasabat ang medical products na naglalaman ng hinihinalang illegal substances mula sa dalawang Filipino passengers mula Thailand, sa operation na isinagawa nitong February 3, 2026.
Nag-ugat ang pagkumpiska nang lumitaw sa x-ray examination ang imahe ng illegal drugs sa loob ng bagahe. Sa physical inspection, nadiskubre ang isang bagahe na naglalaman ng 199.5 milliliters ng marijuana oil at 60 grams ng marijuana balm.
Sinabi ni BOC-NAIA District Collector Atty. Yasmin O. Mapa na ang importation ng mga produktong pang-medical use ay bawal kung hindi suportado ng nga kaukulang permits at clearances mula sa concerned agencies.
“The passenger and the seized goods were found to be in violation of Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and Republic Act. No. 10863 or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), and were turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) for inquest proceedings,” ani Mapa.
Dagdag pa ni Mapa na “medical claims do not exempt substances from import controls. The proper authorization is mandatory even for medical use, and without which, the importation of such items remains restricted by the authorities.”
Aniya, ang operasyon ay alinsunod sa direktiba ni President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. sa ilalim ng pangangasiwa ni Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno, kasabay ng pagtiyak na “BOC-NAIA continues to strengthen border control measures and enforcement efforts at ports of entry.”
