94.6 kg of kush found in eight abandoned bags at NAIA
Eight unclaimed bags left at the NAIA Terminal 3 conveyor on 1 September 2026 yielded about 94.597 kg of high-grade kush worth P141.895 million after PDEA tip-off, X-ray re-screening and a K-9 positive. The bags were linked to three Bangkok arrivals and turned over to PDEA.
🇵🇭 NAIA Terminal 3, Pasay City · Philippines
- Cannabis
- 94.6 kg
The Bureau of Customs-NAIA turned over to PDEA eight abandoned checked-in bags holding
about 94.597 kg of suspected high-grade kush valued at P141.895 million.[1][2]
Acting on PDEA intelligence, NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group operatives
inspected the bags, left behind at the baggage conveyor and moved to the interline baggage
room of Terminal 3 on 1 September; X-ray re-screening showed suspicious images and a
narcotics dog gave a positive signal.[1][2] Investigators linked the bags to three
arriving passengers from Bangkok.[2]
The turnover was reported belatedly on 4 September, with the district collector and the
Customs commissioner pledging tighter border controls.[1]
Sources
- BOC-NAIA turns over P141-M worth of marijuana to PDEA. Balita, 5 September 2026. PNA wire reprint.
- P141.8 million worth of kush seized from unclaimed luggage at NAIA Terminal 3. Pulis Reporter, 2 September 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- No arrests were reported; the three arriving passengers linked to the bags were not identified.