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Philippine authorities seized a large methamphetamine shipment from Afghanistan at Manila port, exposing new smuggling methods hidden inside marble consignments this week.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Philippine authorities said a major shipment of methamphetamine worth nearly $5 million was intercepted at Manila International Port after arriving from Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

Customs officials reported the cargo contained 131 packages weighing about 41 kilograms, falsely declared in shipping documents as marble stone.<\/p>\n

Investigators said traffickers professionally concealed the drugs inside hidden steel compartments and container walls, making detection difficult during standard inspections.<\/p>\n

Methamphetamine trafficking remains a serious concern across Southeast Asia, where ports are frequently targeted by international smuggling networks.<\/p>\n

Afghanistan has long been linked to narcotics trafficking routes, though authorities say smuggling methods continue evolving to evade border detection systems.<\/p>\n

Customs officials noted this was the first time such concealment methods were discovered in shipments officially carrying real marble cargo.<\/p>\n

Following the seizure, customs officials announced plans to acquire advanced AI-powered X-ray scanners to strengthen future drug detection efforts at major ports.<\/p>\n

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