

Facade of the Ninoy Aquino Worldwide Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay Metropolis. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / RICHARD A. REYES
MANILA, Philippines — Authorities arrested a South Korean nationwide on the Ninoy Aquino Worldwide Airport (Naia) on Sunday night for possession of suspected ketamine price over P7.1 million, in keeping with the Philippine Nationwide Police – Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG).
In a press release on Monday, the PNP-DEG stated 1,430 grams of white crystalline substance have been seized from a 39-year-old man recognized as alias “Han.”
Police collared Han on the closing safety checkpoint within the Terminal 2 home departure space, the PNP-DEG reported, citing the Naia-Inter-Company Drug Interdiction Activity Group (IADITG).
The recovered items of proof have been dropped at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Company’s (PDEA) Laboratory Service, Nationwide Headquarters in Quezon Metropolis for laboratory evaluation.
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Earlier this month, the Naia-IADITG, in coordination with the Bureau of Customs-Naia and the PDEA, additionally arrested a Malaysian nationwide on the airport for allegedly smuggling over P29.7 million price of crystal meth, regionally often known as shabu. — LAU BACI, FUNER.NET INTERN