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In line with the administration’s intensified campaign against illegal drugs under the leadership of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Bureau of Customs – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA), successfully intercepted approximately 6,000 grams of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu” at the Customs Arrival Area of NAIA Terminal 3. A Swiss national arriving from Abu Dhabi […]
In line with the marching orders of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to intensify the national campaign against illegal drugs, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) through the Bureau of Customs – Port of Clark, in close coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Clark International Airport Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Group (CRK-IADIG), apprehended […]
The Bureau of Customs (BOC), through its Intelligence Group and Enforcement Group, intercepted a shipment of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu” worth P476 million at a courier warehouse in Vitas, Tondo, Manila.The operation was carried out by the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) – Port of Manila and the Customs Anti-Illegal Drugs Task Force […]
Agents of the Bureau of Customs – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA), intercepted 7,005 grams of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride, or shabu, during a recent operation at the NAIA Terminal 3. A checked-in luggage belonging to a South African passenger underwent non-intrusive inspection, which revealed a suspicious image suggesting possible concealment of illegal drugs. The discovered […]
Demonstrating his firm commitment to enforcement and border security, Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno led the inspection of a consolidated shipment found to contain illegal drugs at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) recently. The BOC, acting on credible intelligence, issued an Alert Order on a 1×40-ft container declared as balikbayan boxes. A […]
At the resumption of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs hearings into the multi-billion peso drug hauls in Pampanga and Subic recently, committee chairman Surigao del Norte 2nd District Representative Robert Ace Barbers wondered how one businessman can have Philippine and Chinese passports despite China’s prohibition of dual citizenship.Barbers asserted that Henry Bigay, also known as […]
Why are some Chinese nationals being bolder in their involvement in drug operations in the Philippines? How long have they been operating here? Do they have connections in government? These are among the questions that the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and Dangerous Drugs Board should look into, after a series of anti-drug operations by the […]
For the first time in the history of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, retired and active generals of the Philippine National Police (PNP) testified against one of their fellow officials. Senator Dick Gordon pointed this out when he sponsored the committee report on the investigation into the so-called “ninja cops,” in connection with a raid […]
Senator Dick Gordon said he was very disappointed by the “softening” statements of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Aaron Aquino, saying the former police officer’s narration of events was different from what he told the senator in an earlier meeting. In an interview with reporters, Gordon said Aquino claimed during a meeting with […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for the passage of a bill penalizing owners of warehouses used as laboratories and storage in the manufacture and distribution of illegal drugs, following the seizure of ₱1 billion worth of shabu from a warehouse in Malabon City. Senate Bill No. 1225, filed by Gatchalian, seeks to amend Section 8 […]