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P14.9 million marijuana seized at NAIA

Rudy Santos - The Philippine Star
December 1, 2025 | 12:00am
P14.9 million marijuana seized at NAIA
A female foreign passenger who arrived on Nov. 28 from Bangkok, Thailand carried the contraband weighing 9.94 kilos.
The STAR / Miguel de Guzman, File

MANILA, Philippines — Bureau of Customs personnel found 18 pouches of marijuana worth P14.9 million in a luggage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3.

A female foreign passenger who arrived on Nov. 28 from Bangkok, Thailand carried the contraband weighing 9.94 kilos.

Probers confirmed that the foreigner departed for Macau and evaded arrest.

The contraband will be turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency for proper disposition.

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