By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan
MANILA – Authorities arrested the consignee of a parcel containing shabu worth PHP6.8 million, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reported Tuesday.
In a statement, PDEA said suspect “Ruth” 28, claimed THE parcel at the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay City on Monday, claiming she was unaware that it contained illegal drugs.
The package from Ontario, Canada was declared as “ladies’ wear and bags.”
Upon inspection, authorities discovered several self-sealing transparent plastic bags wrapped in foil and cling wrap, all containing approximately 1 kilogram of suspected shabu.
Also confiscated were a mobile phone, a notice card, and several identification cards, one bearing the consignee’s name and others found to be fake and under different identities.
PDEA said the consignee and the confiscated illegal drugs were turned over to PDEA for inquest proceedings for violation of Republic Act Nos. 9165 (amended Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) and 10863 (Customs Modernization and Tariff Act). (PNA)
