Manila, Sept. 5 -- Authorities led by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have apprehended two individuals linked to the smuggling of 11.04 kilograms of shabu with an estimated value of PHP75 million in Clark, Pampanga.

In a statement on Friday, Port of Clark District Collector Jairus Reyes reported that the illegal drugs worth PHP75,072,000 were concealed inside a shipment declared as "Industrial Water Chiller" originating from Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico, and bound for Cainta, Rizal.

He said the parcel arrived on Aug. 26 and was immediately subjected to X-ray scanning and K-9 inspection after the Bureau received derogatory information from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Both inspections yielded positive results, prompting a full...