00:00 A Malaysian national who refused to give up more than P25 million in the possession of a drug called Shabu was in a state of shock.
00:09 Here is the story of Bian Manalo.
00:11 This man was found not guilty of being arrested in the Interdiction Operation of operatives from the NIA Interagency Drug Interdiction Task Group
00:24 in Terminal 3 at 10 p.m.
00:27 The man was found to have lost more than 3.7 kilos when he was given Shabu worth more than P25.3 million.
00:38 The drug suspect, Muhammad Atchambin Muhammad Abzal, 27 years old, and a Malaysian national, was identified.
00:47 Upon arrival, his luggage was X-rayed and a suspicious image was seen on his luggage.
00:56 When we saw it, we smelled it in our narcotics detection dog.
01:01 And there was a 100% examination by our Bureau of Customs Examiner.
01:07 And there, the illegal substance that was concealed in the false compartment of his luggage, on both sides, was found.
01:20 According to the investigation of the authorities, Abzal left Madagascar and went to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
01:28 which is one of the red flag countries, before he flew to the Philippines.
01:33 Abzal went to the country to enjoy his vacation for two days.
01:39 The suspect could have denied that he was the one who was smuggled.
01:45 He was just sent by a friend.
01:49 Is this the luggage you want?
01:50 No.
01:51 Who owns this luggage?
01:53 My friend.
01:54 Where is your friend now?
01:56 I'll call him. Because I don't know this. Don't mind.
02:00 If I know, I will see. Yes, this is not mine.
02:05 The authorities will conduct a thorough investigation regarding the identification of the suspect.
02:13 Meanwhile, the authorities will continue their campaign against drugs.
02:19 We are continuing and we are always intensifying our usual duties and responsibilities,
02:28 which is number one, to profile passengers.
02:31 Number two is our X-ray examination.
02:34 Number three is the canine inspection.
02:36 We will do double time in our activities here in IA, being the premier airport of our country.
02:43 BN Manalo, for the people.
