Customs officers found 18 pouches holding 9.94 kilos of suspected marijuana kush in an unclaimed green suitcase at the arrival area of NAIA Terminal 3 on Friday 28 November 2025.[1][2] The suitcase contained 18 pouches with 9.94 kilos of the suspected kush.[3] The PNP Aviation Security Group estimated the haul at P14.9 million.[3] A Bureau of Customs x-ray operator flagged the luggage after spotting a suspicious image during routine screening, and a PDEA canine team confirmed an illegal substance before customs personnel opened it.[3]

Investigators traced the bag to a female foreign passenger who had arrived from Bangkok and was booked on a connecting flight to Macau.[3][2] The passenger had already boarded her Macau flight at 7:16 p.m. and evaded arrest.[3][2] Probers confirmed that the foreigner departed for Macau and evaded arrest.[4]

The seized items were inventoried by PDEA for turnover to its national office.[3] The Philippine Star reported that the contraband will be turned over to the PDEA for proper disposition.[4]

The Filipino-language account says the suspect boarded the Macau flight at 7:16 p.m. and authorities could no longer catch her.[1]

A Bureau of Customs report to NAIA District Collector Yasmin Mapa said an x-ray operator first spotted the suspicious image during routine screening.[2] The find was reported to the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group, and a PDEA K9 team with a narcotics detection dog then verified the presence of illegal substances.[2] The luggage was screened by customs x-ray before the PDEA dog unit was called, and the airport police aviation security group took part under its director, PBGen. Dionisio B. Bartolome.[2]