This photo shows the seized beetles at the Central Mail Exchange Center on Monday, August 02, 2021. PHOTOS FROM BOC-NAIA
This photo shows the seized beetles at the Central Mail Exchange Center on Monday, August 02, 2021. PHOTOS FROM BOC-NAIA


THE Bureau of Customs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) intercepted beetles at the Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC) in Pasay City.

Customs officials on Monday said the package which came from Hong Kong contained 14 pieces of live beetles and a larva concealed in plastic tubes hidden in packs of biscuits, noodles, and chocolates.

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