CLARK FREEPORT — A shipment of pillows revealed P708,000 worth of high-grade marijuana during an interdiction operation at around 10:45 a.m. here at the Port of Clark on 3 July.

According to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 3’s belated report on Monday, the PDEA Clark team leader indicated that the parcel emanated from Michigan, USA, and was declared as “Sasstie Reading Pillows for Sitting in Bed Adult.”

“The package containing illegal drugs arrived at the Port of Clark last June 30 and was detected during a routine customs examination and X-ray scan. The drugs were not concealed, which resulted in their discovery by the Bureau of Customs examiners,” the team leader added.

Approximately 472 grams of kush valued at P708,000 was seized during the interdiction operation.

Confiscated drugs will be submitted to the PDEA RO3.

The successful interdiction operation was a collaborative effort involving the PDEA Clark International Airport Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group, the Bureau of Customs, Port of Clark, the NBI Pampanga District Office, and the PNP Aviation Security Unit.