MANILA — In a major bust, authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Complex in Pasay City nabbed the handler of a staggering P218 million shabu shipment on Wednesday evening.
According to Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) chief Brig. Gen. Dionisio Bartolome Jr., 28-year-old Christine Tigranes was apprehended by members of the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group during an operation at the People’s Air Cargo and Warehousing Co., Inc. (PAIRPAGS), NAIA Complex Pasay City around 8:30 p.m.
The suspect was found with four parcels concealed within a machinery muffler, containing approximately 32.13 kg of a white crystalline substance believed to be shabu.
Tigranes, along with the seized evidence, was swiftly taken to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) office for proper documentation and disposal.
Charges under Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, await Tigranes.
(By el Amigo/MNM)
