The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency seized about 1.52 kilograms of suspected dried marijuana and 25 vape cartridges containing alleged cannabis oil from two parcels in Kalibo, Aklan, and arrested one recipient during a controlled delivery operation on Oct. 29.
The operation began on Oct. 27 after the PDEA K9 unit flagged two suspicious parcels at a courier warehouse in Barangay Nalook.
During the controlled delivery, the first intended recipient refused to accept the parcel. The second package was successfully delivered at about 2:46 p.m., leading to the arrest of a man identified by the alias “Ganggeng.”
Authorities recovered 505 grams of suspected marijuana, valued at about 130,000 pesos, and a cellphone from the suspect.
The initial inspection of the two parcels uncovered the suspected dried marijuana and 25 vape cartridges allegedly containing cannabis oil.
The suspect is currently under PDEA custody and faces a complaint for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
The agency has not provided further details about the first recipient or the intended recipients’ possible connection to the parcels.
