Manila, April 4 -- Customs authorities recently intercepted 3.8 kg. of kush or high-grade marijuana concealed as "freeze dried broccoli" worth PHP5.84 million at the Port of Clark.

In a news release Friday, Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Bienvenido Rubo said the contraband was found inside pouches labeled as "Cirsoy Broccoli" after derogatory information from Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) alerted customs authorities about the shipment, which arrived on March 26.

Customs examiners and PDEA operatives on March 27 conducted a K-9 sniff test, which yielded a positive indication for illegal drugs, thus prompted a full physical examination of the parcel, which revealed 32 self-sealing packs.

He added that each pouch was fou...