MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized P1.8 million worth of smuggled drugs at a warehouse near the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
Based on the report of the BOC-NAIA, the packages were found at the Pair Cargo warehouse and were declared as “health care products” from Pakistan.
Upon inspection of the goods, it contained 35,345 tablets of diazepam and nitrazepam or anti-anxiety medicines. It also did not have the necessary documents from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
The confiscated goods were turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on December 04, 2020, for further investigation, case profiling and build up against personalities involved in the unlawful and fraudulent importation, and prosecution for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act (Republic Act 9165) in relation to Sections 118 (Prohibited Importation), 1113 (Goods Liable for Seizure and Forfeiture) and 1401 (Unlawful Importation) of the Republic Act 10863, otherwise known as the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA). AAC
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