U.S.- PHL cooperation leads to counternarcotics arrest at NAIA

From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 17): U.S.- PHL cooperation leads to counternarcotics arrest at NAIA

The arrest of a Malaysian man carrying around 4.6 kilos of high-grade cocaine in his hand-carried bag Monday night at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) was the result of cooperation between the U.S. and the Philippines.

In a statement released Thursday, the U.S. Embassy in Manila said the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Office at the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines received information that a traveler aboard an incoming international flight from Togo, transiting Addis Ababa, was suspected to be carrying contraband.

The statement further said that DEA then shared this tip with the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA IADITG), a task force led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).

Upon arrival of the flight, the NAIA IADITG identified the Malaysian passenger, and the Philippine Bureau of Customs discovered approximately 4.6 kilograms of cocaine pellets in his luggage.
The subject was arrested.

The NAIA IADITG is a multi-agency task force led by PDEA that was established in a cooperative effort between the Philippine government and DEA.

The task force receives training, equipment, and infrastructure support from the U.S.

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