THE government seized around P69 million worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu in Allen, Northern Samar in operations conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
In a report to Malacanang, PDEA said 10 kilos of shabu hidden in Chinese tea packaging were seized during a January 11 operation in Barangay Jubasan in Allen that resulted in the arrest of Mangayao Minatora, who is now detained at the agency’s Regional Office-Eastern Visayas.
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO), in a news release, said PDEA is still looking into other high-value personalities behind the seized illegal drugs.
The operation conducted by combined forces of the PDEA Regional Office-Eastern Visayas, Allen Municipal Police Station-Highway Patrol Group, Philippine Coast Guard, K9 Field Unit, 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company, Northern Samar-Provincial Intelligence Unit and Northern Samar Police Provincial Office-Drug Enforcement Unit also resulted in the confiscation of a sedan, two cellular phones and a wallet containing three ID cards and cash amounting to P1,670.
