Airport Customs authorities intercepted some 330 cartridges of liquid marijuana seized from bonded warehouses at the premier airport.
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) district collector Mimel Talusan said the interception was in line with the bureau’s drive to prevent the entry of illegal and prohibited drugs into the country.
The 330 cartridges were presented to the media on Monday afternoon.
Talusan said the drugs were confiscated from air cargo parcels with an estimated value of P700,000.
The cartridges were inside 11 packages and discovered by Customs employees sorting through the shipment delivered by the different airlines.
The Customs bureau coordinated the seizure of the banned itemswith the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Naia Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group.
Talusan turned over the drugs to the PDEA for further investigation.
Talusan stressed that the importation of hempseed and cannabidiol is considered illegal and may be subjected to apprehension through the provisions of RA 9165, also known as the “The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act” and the “Customs Modernization and Tariff Act.”