ANOTHER 17.7 kilos of the illegal drug shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride), with an estimated street value of P120.36 million, were intercepted by the Bureau of Customs (BoC)-Port of Clark on June 7. The drugs were hidden in parcels declared as chair and bar stools, similar to shipments seized last June 5, also at the Clark Freeport Zone. The parcels from California were consigned to Christian Santillan Frias, Robert Alejandro Nazareno, Dominic Espinosa Gallardo of Quezon City, and Gina Fernandez Santiago of Taguig City. The senders are Rania Frias, Maria Nazareno, Vanessa Gallardo, and Rania Fernandez, according to a statement from BoC. “We are suspecting that the sender of these packages is international drug cartels… Because of the stricter border protection in NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport), perhaps the drug smugglers are now diverting their smuggled and contraband goods in other airports such as Port of Clark,” Customs Commissioner Isidro S. Lapena said.

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