P80-M shabu found in abandoned speedboat in Zambales


By the Philippine News Agency

PALAUIG, Zambales --Police recovered on Friday five packs of suspected “shabu" worth P80 million from an abandoned speedboat here.

Five packs of shabu worth PHP80 million were found in an abandoned speedboat in Palauig, Zambales on Friday.  (Photo courtesy of Zambales PNP via PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) Five packs of shabu worth PHP80 million were found in an abandoned speedboat in Palauig, Zambales on Friday. (Photo courtesy of Zambales PNP via PNA / MANILA BULLETIN)

Police Colonel Rogelio Ponce Pinones of the Zambales Police Provincial Office said he received a call from Eddie Aurelio, barangay chairman of Loc-loc, in Palauig, Zambales informing him of an abandoned speedboat along its shoreline.

When the police, the Zambales Maritime Unit and the Philippine Coast Guard went to check they discovered two kilos of shabu in five packs on it.

Policemen are still trying to track the owner of the speedboat and the source of the illegal drug.