MANILA, Sept. 17 (PIA) – The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) is on heightened alert and on look out for the entry of illegal drugs that passes through the Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC) coming from the Netherlands and other European Countries.
Following the recent confiscation of ecstasy tablets at the CMEC in Pasay City and Manila Central Post Office, PHLPost has beefed up its measures like tracking, advanced data collection and close coordination with other country’s postal administrations, security assistance from drug and law enforcement units, and “other risk management procedures” that would mitigate the threat of using the postal service in illegal activities.
“We remain vigilant in our effort to thwart illegal drugs on mails and at the same time, preventing the Posts as a medium of transshipment of illegal drugs in the country,” Postmaster General Joel Otarra said.
According to PHLPost, preventive measures have been undertaken to stop the entry of ecstasy tablets and illegal drugs at the entry point where parcels and other mails that passes through the post for delivery. Likewise, stringent security measures are being done in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to help detect the entry of illegal drugs by allowing the agency’s drug sniffing dogs to check suspicious items for delivery to addressees or consignees. (PHLPOST/RJB/JEG/PIA-NCR)
PHLPost steps up measures vs illegal drugs
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