SANTA MAGDALENA, SORSOGON —Authorities found more than P6.8 million worth of suspected shabu (crystal meth) inside a rectangular box that was abandoned in Matnog port in Sorsogon, Monday, Dec. 23.
Brigadier General Andre Perez Dizon, Bicol Police chief, said in a report on Monday evening that the box contained at least one kilogram of shabu valued at P6.8 million and placed in five plastic ice bags and 20 plastic sachets.
According to the report, the drugs was found after the port’s security officer reported the presence of the box out of suspicion.
The 91-, 182-, and 364-day T-bills fetched average rates of 5.444 percent, 5.668 percent, and 5.623 percent, respectively.
Apeco president and chief executive officer Gil Taway IV said in a recent interview that he will embark on a follow-through investment mission to the United States from Oct. 20 to 27 to talk to firms about their investment interests inside the zone, especially in seaport and defense hub development.
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Meanwhile, the confiscated evidence is now at the custody of Matnog police for “documentation and appropriate legal action.”
Article continues after this advertisementIn September, more than P90 million worth of shabu were seized from two drug traffickers within the same port’s compound.
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