P15M worth of shabu seized in Cavite bust

MANILA, Philippines - Anti-narcotics agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized some P15 million worth of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride, popularly known as shabu, during a buy bust operation in Cavite.

 

PDEA Director General Arturo Cacdac Jr. said that the illegal drug was found inside a vehicle left behind by three suspected drug personalities who managed to evade arrest in Barangay Bucandala 3, Imus, Cavite on January 21. 

 

Reports said that around 2 p.m., PDEA and Imus City police operatives staged a sting operation against three suspected drug offenders only identified as 'Heng', 'Jen” and 'Boy Tattoo' along NIA Road in Barangay Bucandala 3.

 

However, the three suspects evaded arrest when they sensed the presence of the operatives abandoning their a gray Isuzu Crosswind (WTK-910). 

 

Authorities found inside were three boxes marked with Chinese characters addressed to a certain Jenifer Apostal of Bucandala 3, Imus City, Cavite.

 

They also discovered six big  sachets of shabu weighing approximately 500 grams each with a total weight of three kilograms, with a street value of P15 million, concealed inside a concrete-wrapped stainless steel umbrella base.

  

PDEA is now verifying the identity and information of the boxes’ addressee.

 

Cases for violation of Section 5 (Sale of Dangerous Drugs) and Section 11 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs), Article II of Republic Act 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, are being prepared for filing in court against the suspects who remain at large.