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P29.7M worth of shabu seized from passenger at NAIA 3

P29.7M worth of shabu seized from passenger at NAIA 3

GMA Network14-06-2025
Authorities on Friday seized nearly P30 million worth of shabu from a Filipino woman who arrived at the NAIA Terminal 3 from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Saturday that when the authorities examined her luggage, they discovered that the illegal drugs, which were worth P29,702,400, were concealed inside an improvised black duct tape pouch.
The agency said the illegal drugs, which weighed 4.368 kilograms, had been turned over to the PDEA Laboratory Service for confirmatory testing.
Inquest proceedings were conducted for the 43-year-old suspect identified by the alias "Lyn" for importing dangerous drugs, which is a violation of Section 4 of Republic Act 9165.
Floating shabu
In Ilocos Norte, a concerned resident and two fishermen surrendered to authorities P20.4 million worth of shabu found washed ashore off the coasts of Laoag City and Paoay town.
The packs of shabu were surrendered to combined elements of PDEA Ilocos Norte Provincial Office and local counterparts from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Philippine National Police (PNP) on June 12 and 13.
Photo: PDEA
PDEA reported that as of June 13, residents of Zambales, Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur, and Ilocos Norte had turned over 1,243.12 kilograms of floating shabu valued at P8,453,216,000 to the authorities.
'The retrieval operations and scouring of coastlines continue until all surrounding areas are explored. This is a testament to the strong inter-agency collaboration and cooperation among law enforcement agencies, in support of local government units and seaside communities, in protecting our waters from becoming prevailing routes of drug smuggling and trafficking activities,'' said PDEA Director General Isagani Nerez. —VBL, GMA Integrated News
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