The Bureau of Customs (BOC)) on Thursday filed smuggling complaint and a violation of the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 against a Nigerian national for bringing into the country P24 million worth of methampethamine hydro chloride or shabu.
Twenty Taiwanese and Chinese nationals have been arrested and charged with running an illegal drug den under the guise of a KTV bar in Pasay City, police said.
A 39-year-old Chinese national was arrested and about 1 kilogram of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu” was confiscated following a drug sting at a park in Manila Tuesday afternoon, a Philippine National Police official said.
Three Chinese nationals who were being brought by police to court for a hearing on a drug case were allegedly abducted by armed men in Cavite Wednesday morning, police said.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) ordered the filing of drug charges against American national Kevin Bryan Hills before the Makati court.
The Bureau of Immigration has ordered the deportation of a South Korean national allegedly wanted in his country for robbery, extortion and illegal drugs.
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The Bureau of Customs on Thursday filed criminal complaints before the Department of Justice against five foreign nationals caught at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on October carrying 17.649 kilos of dangerous drugs worth P88.2 million.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said that embassy officials in Vietnam had requested Hanoi to allow them to visit the 61-year-old Filipina who was sentenced to death after she was caught smuggling methamphetamine (shabu) into the country.
A 45-year-old Nepalese man was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Friday night after he was caught in possession of nearly two kilos of “shabu” or metamphetamine hydrochloride hidden in his luggage.
Customs collector for passenger services Thess Roque said Sun Bahadur Tamang arrived at NAIA’s Terminal 2 around 6:40 p.m. on Philippine Airlines flight PR 731 from Bangkok.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on Monday pressed drug charges against two Malaysians caught carrying six kilograms of “shabu” or methamphetamine hydrochloride at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport over the weekend.
The Bureau of Immigration announced Tuesday it has deported a US citizen wanted in his country for distribution and possession of heroin.
