ADVERTISEMENT
Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider National devider P3.6B shabu seized in Mexico, Pampanga -- DOJ

P3.6B shabu seized in Mexico, Pampanga -- DOJ

Published Sep 28, 2023 06:54 am
P3.6 billion shabu seized in Mexico, Pampanag on Sept. 27
DOJ Sec. Jesus Crispin Remulla said law enforcement agencies have seized P3.6 billion worth of "shabu" in a warehouse in Mexico City, Pampanga (Photo NBI).

More than P3.6 billion worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu, have been seized from a warehouse in Mexico town in Pampanga, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Thursday, Sept. 28.

Remulla said the confiscated illegal drugs are "the biggest catch so far under the administration of President Marcos."

"A total of 530 kilos amounting to P3.6 billion street value were confiscated and believed imported through the Subic port," he said.

The seizure of the illegal drugs from a warehouse in Purok 5 in San Jose Malino was a result of a multi-agency operation led by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), he also said.

Remulla discosed that investigators already have a list of persons involved in the criminal activitity and assured “the NBI is on the job now pursuing these people.”

He said that foreigners are definitely involved in the illegal acts with the help of local government officials who are also now under investigation.

The NBI, in a statement, said the operation was done in collaboration with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the Bureau of Customs (BOC), and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) under the guidance of Secretary Remulla.

It said "these law enforcement agencies managed to seize 59 brown boxes containing 530 mixed red tea bags and golden tea bags containing white crystalline substance suspected to be methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu, a dangerous drugs under R.A. 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002).”

“Each box carried with it a plastic bag of chicharon or dried fish to conceal the illegal drugs along with cases of soft drinks and sacks of feeds with markings in the Thai language,” the NBI said. 

“The illegal drugs arrived at Subic Port, SBMA (Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority) on 18 September 2023 from Thailand on board a vessel Sitc Shekou,” it added.

The NBI said it is coordinating with the National Prosecution Service (NPS) of the Department of Justice (DOJ)  “to prepare the documents for the filing of a case for violation of Republic Act No. 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, against the personalities involved in this case.”

“The NBI will conduct financial investigation in tandem with the Anti-Money Laundering Council against the corporations identified being used as conduit to traffic the seized illegal drugs,” it said.

It noted that the bureau has been working with other government agencies since 2020 against a drug syndicate that resulted in the seizure of the shabu.

“The NBI task force against illegal drugs through the use of its undercover operative, managed to penetrate the drug syndicate which led to the discovery of the plan to smuggle the drugs into the country and the identity of the personalities involved in the scheme” it said.

Meanwhile, Remulla said "we have to watch Subic.”

“Subic ang maiinit ngayon. Actually Subic rin ang aming napinpoint na source ng agricultural smuggling. Subic rin ang napinpoint na source ng maraming smuggling sa bansa (Subic is hot right now. Subic has been pinpointed as the source of agricultural smuggling. It is also pinpointed as the source of many other kinds of smuggling in the country),” he said. 

 

 

Related Tags

DOJ National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
ADVERTISEMENT
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1561_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1562_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1563_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}

{{ articles_filter_1564_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.mb-article-details { position: relative; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview, .mb-article-details .article-body-summary{ font-size: 17px; line-height: 30px; font-family: "Libre Caslon Text", serif; color: #000; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview iframe , .mb-article-details .article-body-summary iframe{ width: 100%; margin: auto; } .read-more-background { background: linear-gradient(180deg, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0) 13.75%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0.8) 30.79%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000) 72.5%); position: absolute; height: 200px; width: 100%; bottom: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding: 0; } .read-more-background a{ color: #000; } .read-more-btn { padding: 17px 45px; font-family: Inter; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 1px solid black; background-color: white; } .hidden { display: none; }
function initializeAllSwipers() { // Get all hidden inputs with cms_article_id document.querySelectorAll('[id^="cms_article_id_"]').forEach(function (input) { const cmsArticleId = input.value; const articleSelector = '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .body_images'; const swiperElement = document.querySelector(articleSelector); if (swiperElement && !swiperElement.classList.contains('swiper-initialized')) { new Swiper(articleSelector, { loop: true, pagination: false, navigation: { nextEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-next', prevEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-prev', }, }); } }); } setTimeout(initializeAllSwipers, 3000); const intersectionObserver = new IntersectionObserver( (entries) => { entries.forEach((entry) => { if (entry.isIntersecting) { const newUrl = entry.target.getAttribute("data-url"); if (newUrl) { history.pushState(null, null, newUrl); let article = entry.target; // Extract metadata const author = article.querySelector('.author-section').textContent.replace('By', '').trim(); const section = article.querySelector('.section-info ').textContent.replace(' ', ' '); const title = article.querySelector('.article-title h1').textContent; // Parse URL for Chartbeat path format const parsedUrl = new URL(newUrl, window.location.origin); const cleanUrl = parsedUrl.host + parsedUrl.pathname; // Update Chartbeat configuration if (typeof window._sf_async_config !== 'undefined') { window._sf_async_config.path = cleanUrl; window._sf_async_config.sections = section; window._sf_async_config.authors = author; } // Track virtual page view with Chartbeat if (typeof pSUPERFLY !== 'undefined' && typeof pSUPERFLY.virtualPage === 'function') { try { pSUPERFLY.virtualPage({ path: cleanUrl, title: title, sections: section, authors: author }); } catch (error) { console.error('ping error', error); } } // Optional: Update document title if (title && title !== document.title) { document.title = title; } } } }); }, { threshold: 0.1 } ); function showArticleBody(button) { const article = button.closest("article"); const summary = article.querySelector(".article-body-summary"); const body = article.querySelector(".article-body-preview"); const readMoreSection = article.querySelector(".read-more-background"); // Hide summary and read-more section summary.style.display = "none"; readMoreSection.style.display = "none"; // Show the full article body body.classList.remove("hidden"); } document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => { let loadCount = 0; // Track how many times articles are loaded const offset = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]; // Offset values const currentUrl = window.location.pathname.substring(1); let isLoading = false; // Prevent multiple calls if (!currentUrl) { console.log("Current URL is invalid."); return; } const sentinel = document.getElementById("load-more-sentinel"); if (!sentinel) { console.log("Sentinel element not found."); return; } function isSentinelVisible() { const rect = sentinel.getBoundingClientRect(); return ( rect.top < window.innerHeight && rect.bottom >= 0 ); } function onScroll() { if (isLoading) return; if (isSentinelVisible()) { if (loadCount >= offset.length) { console.log("Maximum load attempts reached."); window.removeEventListener("scroll", onScroll); return; } isLoading = true; const currentOffset = offset[loadCount]; window.loadMoreItems().then(() => { let article = document.querySelector('#widget_1690 > div:nth-last-of-type(2) article'); intersectionObserver.observe(article) loadCount++; }).catch(error => { console.error("Error loading more items:", error); }).finally(() => { isLoading = false; }); } } window.addEventListener("scroll", onScroll); });
Join Our Newsletters

Sign up by email to receive news.

© 2025 Manila Bulletin The Nation's Leading Newspaper. All Rights Reserved.