P4.5-M KUSH FOUND IN ABANDONED PARCELS AT NAIA

FIVE parcels containing around 2.5 kilos of kush from Canada valued at P4.5 million on Friday were found abandoned at the Central Mail Exchange Center of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

The parcels were discovered by operatives of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group.

The first parcel sent from Deer Valley and consigned to Fritz Ang of Poblacion, Mandaluyong  was declared as car seat cover. It contained 501 grams of dried leaves in two vacuum-sealed packs valued at P701,400.

The second parcel, also from Canada and declared car seat cover, contained 500 grams of suspected kush worth P700,000. It was shipped from 40 Stammers Drive in Ajax to Carl Jensen Ang of Sheridan Towers in Bgy. Highway Hills, Mandaluyong.

The third parcel, declared customized coffee mug and shipped from Hopperton, North York, Canada, contained 1,064 grams of suspected kush valued at P1,489,600. It was shipped from North York to Angelo Bryan Vitor of Angeles City.

The fourth parcel, declared to contain books, was shipped by Pandora Box from Baltimore to Steve Kian Ty Cortez of Quezon City. The parcel had 70 disposable vape pens, each suspected to contain one milliliter of cannabis oil, valued at P4,200.

The fifth parcel from Garden Grove, California, declared as custom decor contained 471 grams of kush worth P659,400 and was consigned to Leo Alvor of Mazaraga, Quezon City.

The seized parcels were turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) for the filing of charges.