Equipment and paraphernalia allegedly used to manufacture shabu in a small-scale laboratory discovered in Tanza on Jan. 28 (Photo from PDEA Calabarzon)
CAVITE – Authorities discovered a small-scale laboratory allegedly being used for the production of illegal drugs following a residential blast in Tanza on Tuesday, Jan. 28.
A report from the Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) stated that the Tanza Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) responded to a residential blast in Barangay Sahud-Ulan.
During the site assessment, Tanza BFP personnel found equipment, chemicals, and paraphernalia purportedly used to manufacture shabu.
The Tanza BFP sought assistance from the Tanza Municipal Police Station (MPS) and Scene of the Crime Operatives Region IV-A (SOCO 4A).
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Calabarzon (PDEA Calabarzon) stated that several drug personalities linked to the shabu laboratory are now being investigated.
“Four drug personalities who were identified as Indonesian nationals, one Chinese-looking individual, and a Filipina remain at large and are being tracked by the operatives,” PDEA Calabarzon said in a statement.
PDEA is coordinating with the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Bureau of Investigation for follow-up operations.
Pieces of evidence seized from the small-scale laboratory discovered in Tanza on Jan. 28 (Photo from PDEA Calabarzon)
The pieces of drug evidence recovered from the scene were brought to the PDEA Laboratory for examination, while non-drug pieces of evidence were taken to the Philippine National Police Laboratory Region IV-A.
The suspects are facing charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.