The man who engaged police in a wild car chase after refusing to pay his hotel bill was found to have in his possession a sachet of suspected shabu, police said Wednesday.
Brig. Gen. Antonio Yarra, director of the Quezon City Police District, said they found a suspected illegal drug from Arvin Tan's BMW car—the same car that he used in fleeing from the police.
"Base doon sa scene of the crime operation, sa search sa kanyang sasakyan, isang black BMW, nakuhaan ito ng open plastic sachet containing suspected drugs o shabu at one small aluminum foil strip (Based on the scene of the crime operation, during a car search, an open plastic sachet containing suspected drugs or shabu and one small aluminum foil strip were recovered)," Yarra said over DZXL interview.
Yarra added that QCPD is already waiting for the drug test result of the suspect.
Tan, 46, is still recuperating at the hospital after sustaining injuries following the incident, Yarra said.
This came after he refused to pay his bill in a hotel located on Timog Ave. in Quezon City where he checked-in Monday night. When he was about to check out, he instead demanded P20,000 from the hotel staff, prompting the latter to seek police assistance.
During the confrontation with the police, Tan fled onboard his car, bumping into several vehicles, including a police car and a police motorcycle as well as private and public vehicles.
The car chase ended on Recto Ave. in Manila when his car was hit by a shrapnel which also led to his injury as the bullet ricocheted.
Yarra said that in 2017, the suspect also ran amok and engaged Manila police in a car chase, onboard a Toyota Camry, after he was caught video recording a respondent to a hazing incident. He even tried to hit several media practitioners before crashing into the Manila Police District's gate.
"Maaring ito ay drug craze or heavily drunk or merong problema sa kanyang pag-iisip kasi 'yun lamang ang dahilan na may makakagawa nito. At 'yan ay iimbestigahan natin (He may be drug craze or maybe he was heavily drunk or has mental illness. These might be the only reasons why he could have done those things. And that's what we're investigating)," the police chief added.