MANILA – Suspected shabu worth P28 million was seized from an arriving Thailand passenger at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
The passenger, Pakjira Janwong, arrived at the NAIA Terminal 3 at 1:40 a.m. Monday on an AirAsia Zest Flight Z2 288 from Bangkok, Thailand and tried to smuggle into the Philippines some 4.125 kilograms of suspected shabu.
The suspected illegal drugs were discovered when Janwong’s luggage underwent X-ray scanning. Customs officials the discovered found the white crystalline substances concealed under the false bottom lining of the luggage.
Immediately, Janwong was arrested by Customs personnel and examiners and the Thai national contested that he was only asked to bring the luggage to the country, NAIA Customs Collector Carmelita Talusan said.
The passenger and the seized drugs were turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency for filing of charges and further investigation.
The arrested Thai national will be charged with violation of the Republic Act 9165, or The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./PN