News:2026-10-26/Policy/a-pasay-court-sentences-a-thai-woman-to-life-imprisonment-over-13-169-g-of-cannabis-intercepted-at-naia-in-aug

NewsPolicy26 October 2026

A Pasay court sentences a Thai woman to life imprisonment over 13,169 g of cannabis intercepted at NAIA in August 2024

Journal News Online reported, citing Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director General Isagani Nerez, that the Pasay City Regional Trial Court Branch 116 sentenced a Thai woman to life imprisonment on Monday 26 October for importing dangerous drugs under Republic Act 9165, and also found her guilty under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act. She had been arrested on 14 August 2024 in an interdiction at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 by the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group, arriving from Samut Prakan province in Thailand with 13,169 grams of dried marijuana leaves.

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PlacePasayMetro ManilaPhilippines

AgencyPhilippine Drug Enforcement Agency; Pasay City Regional Trial Court Branch 116; NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group

Approximate location14.54, 121.00

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2026-10-26 Policy A Pasay court sentences a Thai woman to life imprisonment over 13,169 g of cannabis intercepted at NAIA in August 2024 Journal News Online reported, citing Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director General Isagani Nerez, that the Pasay City Regional Trial Court Branch 116 sentenced a Thai woman to life imprisonment on Monday 26 October for importing dangerous drugs under Republic Act 9165, and also found her guilty under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act. She had been arrested on 14 August 2024 in an interdiction at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 by the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group, arriving from Samut Prakan province in Thailand with 13,169 grams of dried marijuana leaves. https://journalnews.com.ph/female-thai-drug-courier-meted-life-term/ Philippines Metro Manila Pasay 14° 32' 24.00" N, 121° 0' 0.00" E jurisdiction centre Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency; Pasay City Regional Trial Court Branch 116; NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group