PH receives donation of new machines from World Customs group 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Betheena UniteDetection of shipments containing illegal drugs and other contraband entering the Philippines is expected to be further improved with the addition of two donated equipment from the World Customs Organization. One unit of x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer and one unit Raman spectrometer were recently handed over by the World Customs Organization- Asia Pacific Security Project to the Bureau of Customs. “The donated devices will definitely be a big boost to the bureau’s strengthened campaign against smuggling, especially on illegal drugs and other contraband goods,” Guerrero stressed. Recently, a more blatant way of smuggling illegal drugs was intercepted by the bureau, where illegal drugs were packed in tea bags.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 25, 2019 08:03 UTC