Manila, Nov. 3 -- An American passenger was arrested after authorities, led by the Bureau of Customs, (BOC) found approximately PHP17.46 million worth of kush (high-grade marijuana) in his luggage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City.

In a news release Saturday, the bureau reported that the passenger arrived from Bangkok, Thailand on Oct. 29, carrying two pieces of luggage that contained food packages, inside of which the suspected illegal drugs were concealed.

The contraband was discovered after X-ray screening revealed suspicious images inside the checked-in luggage.

The bags were subsequently subjected to a K-9 inspection, during which a drug-sniffing dog provided a positive indication of the pr...