The Bureau of Customs (BOC) announced Friday the conviction of three individuals in a massive drug smuggling case involving nearly ₱998 million worth of illegal drugs.

On December 9, 2025, Muktasil Abundol Assimudin, Emmanuel Paulo Delos Reyes Landicho, and George Sim Fernandez were found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 1401(g) in relation to Section 118(g) of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act.

Each was sentenced to reclusion perpetua and fined ₱50 million.

The case stemmed from the seizure of approximately 146.81 kilograms of illegal drugs, estimated at ₱998,306,096, which arrived at the Manila International Container Port in January 2019, the BOC said.

BOC Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno said that the conviction showed the effectiveness of the agency’s enforcement and legal processes in combating large-scale drug smuggling.

“The conviction of those behind this massive drug shipment demonstrates that our enforcement and legal processes are working. We will continue to pursue every case until justice is fully upheld,” Nepomuceno said.

The BOC emphasized that it remains committed to strengthening its legal and enforcement mechanisms to ensure that cases are fully prosecuted and justice is served.