South Korean arrested at Naia with P7.1-M suspected ketamine
Facade of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / RICHARD A. REYES
MANILA, Philippines — Authorities arrested a South Korean national at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) on Sunday evening for possession of suspected ketamine worth over P7.1 million, according to the Philippine National Police – Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG).
In a statement on Monday, the PNP-DEG said 1,430 grams of white crystalline substance were seized from a 39-year-old man identified as alias “Han.”
Police collared Han at the final security checkpoint in the Terminal 2 domestic departure area, the PNP-DEG reported, citing the Naia-Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (IADITG).
The recovered pieces of evidence were brought to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s (PDEA) Laboratory Service, National Headquarters in Quezon City for laboratory analysis.
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Earlier this month, the Naia-IADITG, in coordination with the Bureau of Customs-Naia and the PDEA, also arrested a Malaysian national at the airport for allegedly smuggling over P29.7 million worth of crystal meth, locally known as shabu. — Lau Bacia, INQUIRER.net intern
