7.3 kg of kush found in abandoned luggage at Manila airport
Customs found 7,335 grams of kush hidden in food-labelled foil inside three unclaimed bags at NAIA on 26 October, linked to two Bangkok arrivals from September. PDEA, inter-agency police and canine units joined the inspection; no owner has been identified.
🇵🇭 Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila · Philippines
- Cannabis
- 7.3 kg
- Value (official estimate)
- PHP 7,335,000
Bureau of Customs officers discovered 7,335 grams of marijuana kush inside three unclaimed pieces of luggage found abandoned at a Ninoy Aquino International Airport baggage carousel on 26 October 2026.[1][2] The kush was concealed in food-labelled aluminium packaging; routine X-ray screening, manual inspection and a PDEA canine panel flagged the bags.[1][2]
The bags were linked to two passengers who arrived from Bangkok on 24 September, and the inspection brought together the NAIA inter-agency drug task group and the police aviation security group.[1][2] No owner has been identified; the drugs were turned over to PDEA custody.[1][2]
Sources
- PDEA seizes P7.3-M kush hidden in food packaging in abandoned NAIA luggage. X Files News, 28 October 2026.
- Marijuana in luggage seized at NAIA. Balita, 28 October 2026.
