{"id":18209,"date":"2026-01-12T09:37:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T01:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=18209"},"modified":"2026-01-12T09:40:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T01:40:53","slug":"p114-56m-shabu-in-figurines-seized-at-naia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/p114-56m-shabu-in-figurines-seized-at-naia\/","title":{"rendered":"P114.5M SHABU IN FIGURINES SEIZED AT NAIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>GOVERNMENT and anti-narcotics agents arrested three men and seized around P114.5 worth of shabu in an interdiction operation at a warehouse of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Sunday said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>According to Port of NAIA district collector Yasmin Mapa, the<\/strong> <strong>16,848 grams of the illegal substance was found packed in transparent plastic bags and further concealed inside several green figurines across four boxes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Three suspects were arrested while claiming the parcels.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Operatives of the Bureau of Customs (BOC), the \u00a0NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group, Intelligence personnel for the Aviation Security Unit (NCR), and the Cargo Police Station launched the operation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><strong>Authorities said the shipment, which arrived on Jan. 6, 2026, was sent by a certain \u201cMarius\u201d from Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><strong>The parcels were flagged during routine X-ray screening and manual inspection by the BOC, followed by a positive K-9 alert from the PDEA.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The arrested suspects are currently under custody and face charges for violation of Section 4 (Importation of Dangerous Drugs) of Republic Act (RA) 9165 or The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOVERNMENT and anti-narcotics agents arrested three men and seized around P114.5 worth of shabu in an interdiction operation at a warehouse of the Ninoy 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