Authorities seized over P18 million price of marijuana leaves and vape marijuana oil hid in a balikbayan field.
The twelve kilos of marijuana and 350 marijuana oil cartridges have been found throughout a random inspection by the Ninoy Aquino International Airport- Inter Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG), based on Mav Gonazales’ Saturday “24 Oras Weekend” report.
“It underwent x-ray inspection and K-9 inspection to which nag-yield siya ng (which yielded) positive indication or presence of illegal drugs,” NAIA-IADITG Deputy Commander Gerald Javier mentioned.
Javier added that the contraband was blended with packages of canned items and different meals gadgets. The marijuana leaves have been in the meantime hid in t-shirts.
The NAIA-IADITG, together with the Philippine National Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, initiated a managed supply to find out who would obtain the balikbayan field which was addressed to a sure Macy Villa Santos.
The operation resulted within the arrest of two suspects on Saturday morning.
One suspect, recognized as Mar Tugade, allegedly produced an ID card belonging to Villa Santos to say the bundle.
Tugade, who was within the Antipolo Police’s drug watchlist, mentioned he didn’t know that the bundle included marijuana.
The different suspect mentioned he was making a purchase order at a retailer subsequent door and was shocked that he was arrested. He admitted Tugade was a good friend.
NAIA-IADITG mentioned marijuana oil had change into common as a result of it was utilized in vape merchandise.
“Nagiging common na ang vape sa ating bansa with totally different flavors and nagiging market na rin ‘yan ng mga illegal drug smugglers na maglagay ng marijuana oil naman sa vape,” Javier said.
(Vape is becoming popular in our country. It has different flavors, which is becoming a market for illegal drug smugglers to put marijuana oil in it.)
“’Yung ganitong quantity ng medicine is malaki siya ‘no and this space is a attainable distribution location,” he added.
(This is a big quantity of medication and this space is a attainable distribution location.)
The two suspects will face fees stemming from the importation of unlawful medicine.
Authorities will look into whether or not the suspects have accomplices and the place the unlawful medicine have been bought. — Giselle Ombay/DVM, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
