15-07-2025
2 Pinoys from Canada nabbed at NAIA with P300-M shabu in luggage
More than P300 million worth of shabu was seized from the luggage of two Filipino travelers from Canada who arrived Monday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on separate flights.
According to Marisol Abduhraman's report on 24 Oras on Tuesday, the Philippine National Police Aviation Security Group (PNP AVSEGROUP) said a male Filipino passenger first arrived in Manila from a connecting flight in Hong Kong. An estimated 20 kilograms of shabu valued at P140 million was found in his luggage.
Meanwhile, a Filipino female traveler arrived in the afternoon with 24.2 kg or P164.7 million worth of shabu discovered in her belongings.
Authorities are now investigating if the two travelers are related to each other as the packaging of the shabu confiscated from them have the same packaging.
Asked if the suspects are connected with each another, PNP AVSEGROUP director Police Brigadier General Jason Capoy said, "There is a possibility. That is the angle that we are looking into."
"Pareho silang nanggaling sa Canada. Iniimbestigahan natin ngayon kung ano 'yung relationship ng dalawa, kung saan sila dumaan," said Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) spokesperson Joseph Frederick Calulut.
(They both came from Canada. We are now investigating their relationship with each other and where they passed through.)
The PDEA has yet to determine the origin of the drugs and the people behind them.
Investigation is still ongoing. Further, the two suspects now face complaints for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
GMA Integrated News is seeking comment from the suspects' camps regarding the matter. — Vince Angelo Ferreras/ VDV, GMA Integrated News
