P2.4M DANGEROUS DRUGS DECLARED AS ANIMAL FOOD FROM PARIS SEIZED AT PORT OF CLARK

BY KEVIN GALANG 

CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga — Authorities intercepted some P2.4 million worth of dangerous drugs from Paris, France declared as “animal food” during an interdiction operation at this port.

Seized were 1,003 tablets of ecstasy, 106 grams of cathinone (stimulant drugs), and 116 grams of ketamine (hallucinogenic drugs used as anesthesia), with an overall estimated value of P2,444,100.

According to Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 3, PDEA International Cooperation and Foreign Affairs Service (ICFAS) received an information from foreign counterparts about the shipment, which was then relayed to PDEA RO3.

PDEA said based on the information, the parcel containing the illegal substances, was intended to be delivered in Metro Manila.

The confiscated illegal drugs were brought to the PDEA laboratory and tested positive during a confirmatory test.

The interdiction operation was conducted through the collaborative efforts among operatives from PDEA Clark International Airport Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (CRK-IADITG), Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Clark, NBI Pampanga District Office,  PNP Aviation Security Unit 3, and PNP Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG).