A package of gifts which turned out to contain marijuana valued at P335,490 was intercepted recently by operatives from the Bureau of Customs – Enforcement Group (EG) at the Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC) warehouse in Pasay City.
More than 1,000 grams of dried leaves of cannabis packed in a transparent bag were discovered in the parcel upon examination by the EG.
It was shipped from California, USA and was consigned to a certain Tyrone of Bacoor, Cavite. The sender was identified as Minerva Thomas.
The consignee was immediately arrested while the package was seized and turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
Charges will be filed against the suspect for the violation of Republic Act 10863, otherwise known as the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act of 2016 (CMTA), and RA 9165, or The Comprehensive Dangerous Act of 2002.###BOC PR
