The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency seized suspected shabu valued at P1 billion during a search warrant operation in an abandoned house on Orchid St., Timog Hills Subdivision, Barangay Pampang, Angeles City on Sunday.
SUSPECTED shabu worth P1 billion was seized in Angeles City, Pampanga on Sunday. (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo)
PDEA Director General Undersecretary Isagani Nerez said the contraband was placed inside 155 transparent plastic bags weighing approximately one kilogram each.
The house was abandoned and the subject of the search warrant, a Chinese national, is at-large.
The suspect faces charges for violation of Section 11 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs), Article II of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Less than two weeks ago, PDEA confiscated more than 35 kilos of shabu following a buy-bust operation in Angeles City. A Chinese national and his Filipina cohort were apprehended.
“The two drug operations mentioned are linked to each other. What you see is the outcome of persistent tracking of previous operations targeting individuals connected to syndicated drug trafficking to include their sources,” Nerez said.
The PDEA was supported in the operation by the Armed Forces Counterintelligence Group, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA), and the Philippine National Police.