5 Africans charged with shabu possession
THE five African nationals who were earlier arrested for possessing 25 kilos of shabu worth P185 million have been charged before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday.
Charged for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act were Lina Achieng Noah, a female Kenyan; Josephine Balikuddembe, a Ugandan woman; Aicha Camara, a six-month pregnant woman from Guinea; and couple Joseph Yao Kyeremateng and Hamshawu Sulemana from Ghana.
Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ruffy Biazon said the suspects could all be members of an international drug syndicate that might have thought that the Philippines is a safe haven for their illegal drugs trade.
He said it would be more difficult now for international drug syndicates to ship in illegal cargo to the country because the BOC, in cooperation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), is now capable of detecting even sophisticatedly concealed drugs.
“We will never allow the country to be used as a transshipment point for international drug syndicates, much more make it a market for their illegal drugs trade,” he said.
“Our airport Customs officials are trained to detect suspicious passengers and cargoes, especially those suspected of carrying illegal drugs and chemicals. And while we give the best courtesy to the countryโs foreign visitors, we will, however, apply the full force of the law to those who violate the countryโs laws,” he added.
According to Biazon, Noah flew in from Dubai on February 24, 2012, with nine kilos of shabu worth P63 million. Balikuddembe arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on March 10 with three kilos of shabu worth P21 million concealed in her luggage.
The six-month pregnant Camara arrived at the NAIA Terminal 1 with 2.7 kilos of shabu worth P21 million, while the couple from Ghana, Kyeremeteng and Sulemana, flew in with 10 kilos of shabu worth P80 million.
Customs Deputy Commissioner and Run-After-The-Smugglers Head Peter Manzano said that his unit, which is responsible for the filing of cases against violators of the TCCP, shall vigorously pursue for the conviction of the five international drug couriers, if only to send a strong message to international drug rings.
“In line with the bureauโs thrust to make the Philippines an unattractive place to do business for international drug syndicates, we will use all our resources if only to get conviction, spend more time on these particular cases filed today, in order to send the message to international drug rings that the Philippines is not the place for them to do business with,” Manzano said. (JCV/Sunnex)
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2012/03/22/5-africans-charged-shabu-possession-212641
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