Some 495 pieces of party drugs or ecstasy worth P841,500, which arrived at the Port of Clark last September 30, were recovered from a call center agent following a controlled delivery operation launched by joint operatives led by PDEA Central Luzon on Tuesday.
Authorities identified the claimant as Jan Vino Siwa, 29, of 27 Holland St. Better Living, Don Bosco, Paranaque City.
Confiscated in the operation were one package containing three plastic bottles with five silver pouches of ecstasy tablets and an ID.
“PDEA International Cooperation and Foreign Affairs Service (PDEA ICFAS) received information from its counterparts that a package containing illegal substances from the Netherlands will arrive at the Port of Clark. This information was transmitted to PDEA Region III for interdiction operation,” the PDEA said.
The operation was also participated by PDEA RO NCR SDO-SPD, Bureau of Customs Port of Clark, Parañaque CPS, DDEU/DID.
The claimant will be charged with violation of Section 4 (Importation of dangerous drugs) of Republic Act 9165.
