Mabalacat: Authorities have arrested two individuals and seized some PHP75 million worth of suspected shabu during a joint airport interdiction operation at a warehouse at Clark Freeport Zone in Mabalacat, Pampanga.

According to Philippines News Agency, the Bureau of Customs and Clark Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group, led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Luzon (PDEA-3), reported the apprehension of a suspicious parcel. The parcel, declared as an industrial water chiller, was shipped from Mexico and consigned to an address in Cainta, Rizal. Upon inspection, operatives discovered 11.04 kilograms of suspected shabu concealed within the shipment.

The authorities arrested two individuals identified as alias 'Dex,' aged 52, and 'Maca,' aged 54. The suspects are set to face charges for violation of Sections 4, 11, and 20, Article II of Republic Act 9165, known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act.

Recovered non-drug evidence included identification documents, a mobile phone, a vehicle, and various shipping papers linked to the smuggling attempt. PDEA-3 stated that the confiscated substance would undergo laboratory examination while the arrested suspects remain under custody.