Fil-Am arrested for liquid marijuana

MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino-American was arrested when he claimed a parcel of 30 vape cartridges containing liquid marijuana at the Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC) in Pasay City on Monday.

Hamre Tamayo Orion Alfonso, 27, is in the custody of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, according to Mimel Talusan, Ninoy Aquino International Airport-customs district collector.

The parcel was sent by Michael Arash Abedzadeh from Shanghai, China and declared as chocolates when it arrived at CMEC last March.

Talusan said the cartridges held P45,000 worth of liquid marijuana.