BOC denies using tapioca auction to lure drug smugglers

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 12:25:16 +0000

Erastus Sandino Austria

Bureau of Customs spokesperson Erastus Sandino Austria denied on Wednesday that a shipment tapioca, which was used to conceal P1 billion worth of crystal meth, was auctioned off to lure whoever was behind the cargo to come out in the open.

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Palace defends posting of ex-colonel linked to drug smuggling

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 21:38:03 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte “knows what he is doing” when he appointed a retired military colonel to an office in charge of localized talks with communist insurgents despite the official’s alleged involvement in the smuggling of a P6.4-billion “shabu” shipment from China in 2017.

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Kids’ books yield P30M worth of cocaine at Naia

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 21:02:41 +0000

Kids’ books yield P30M worth of cocaine at Naia

MANILA, Philippines — A woman carrying five children’s books in which 3.3 kilos of cocaine worth P30 million were concealed has been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 3.

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PNP says cocaine haul now P871M

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 21:20:19 +0000

PNP says cocaine haul now P871M

The blocks of cocaine found at sea or along coastlines in the country’s eastern seaboard in Luzon and Mindanao this month had reached a total volume of 165 kilograms, worth P871.674 million, a Philippine National Police official said on Monday. Senior Supt. Bernard Banac, PNP spokesperson, said packs of illegal drugs were recovered at Tandag […]

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Duterte: Drug war will be ‘harsher in the days to come’

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 17:03:44 +0000

Duterte: Drug war will be ‘harsher in the days to come’

President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Wednesday that his anti-drug campaign would be “harsher in the days to come.”

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In Malaysia, cops to work closely with airlines to screen crew members

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 10:24:43 +0000

In Malaysia, cops to work closely with airlines to screen crew members

Police are set to work closely with local airlines to see if any of their crew members are involved in drug smuggling overseas, says Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigations Department director Comm Datuk Seri Mohmad Salleh.

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Blame game starts in issue of smuggled ‘shabu’ worth P6.8 billion

Blame game starts in issue of smuggled ‘shabu’ worth P6.8 billion

And now the blame game begins in the issue of how P6.8 billion worth of crystal meth, or shabu, slipped through the Manila International Container Port (MICP).

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