Airport authorities arrested a Korean national for possession of 117 grams of marijuana at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 on Tuesday.
Senior Supt. Mao Aplasca, director of the Police-Aviation Security Group (Avsegroup), identified the foreigner as Eunho Ahn, 24.
The suspect was about to board a Philippine Airlines flight bound for Busan, South Korea when members of the Office of Transportation Security led by Judy Anne de Belen found the prohibited drugs concealed in her belly at about 2:30 p.m. Aplasca said the OTS men then inspected the suspect’s luggage and discovered assorted tablets that are believed to be ecstasy, a dangerous party drug.
The authorities initially brought the suspect to the Manila International Airport Authority medical clinic for physical examination and then placed in the custody of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
If proven guilty, the suspect may be charged with a violation of the Dangerous Drugs Act (R.A. 9165) which imposes a penalty of lifetime imprisonment with a fine of P500,000 to P10 million.
