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Thursday, October 10, 2024

Customs seizes P17.16-m kush in Pampanga

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has confiscated in Dau, Pampanga more than ten kilos of high-grade dried marijuana or “kush” worth P17.16 million concealed in two sofa seats.

The seizure was done in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the Philippine National Police – Aviation Security Group, the National Bureau of Investigation-Pampanga district office, the Department of Justice, and local barangay officials.

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The BOC said the shipment which arrived last Aug. 6, 2024 was declared as two pieces of “One Seat Sofa.”

The package was subjected to X-ray examination and K-9 sniff tests prior to the seizure.

The agents uncovered 23 self-sealing transparent plastic sachets of dried leaves and fruiting tops suspected to be high-grade marijuana, also known as “kush.”

Samples were then taken and turned over to the PDEA for chemical laboratory analysis which confirmed that the said objects were marijuana, a dangerous drug under R.A. No. 9165, as amended.

A warrant of seizure and detention was issued against the shipment for violation of the Customs law.

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