SUBIC, Zambales – Three fishermen recovered a kilo of suspected shabu floating on the sea of this municipality on Tuesday, October 15.
A KILO of suspected shabu was fished out in Zambales on October 15.
They turned over the illegal drug valued at P6.8 million to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Zambales which said that it was part of the contraband found last October 14 near Lubang Island.
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“The fishermen admitted that despite initial hesitation, they ultimately chose to report and surrender the illegal substances,” the PDEA-Zambales said.
These will be submitted to PDEA-Central Luzon for safekeeping and further analysis after which these will be transferred to the PDEA national headquarters for additional profiling.
The PDEA-Central Luzon commended the fishermen for their decision.
It said that fishermen play a crucial role in preventing dangerous drugs from reaching the community.