MANILA: Philippine authorities have seized 160 kg of methamphetamine and arrested a Chinese drug kingpin, police said on Wednesday, in the country’s biggest anti-narcotics operation this year. The buy-bust at a warehouse in Valenzuela City in metropolitan Manila on Tuesday was part of the government’s renewed crackdown on illegal drugs. Since the beginning of March, law
Government anti-narcotics operatives allegedly seized Tuesday, March 8, P1.1 billion worth of methampethamine hydrochloride or "shabu" from a Chinese drug suspect and a Filipina cohort in a buy-bust operation in Valenzuela City.
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MANILA - Police and anti-narcotics agents seized PHP1.1 billion worth of shabu from a Chinese national and his Filipino cohort in a buy-bust operation in Valenzuela City on Tuesday. According to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) report, the suspects were identified as Tianzhu Lyu of Fujian, China and Meliza Villanueva of Concepcion, Tarlac. Authorities confiscated 160 kilograms of shabu when they arrested the two suspects along JP Rizal St., Arty Subdivision in Barangay Karuhatan, Valenzuela City around 3:30 p.m. Aside from shabu, the anti-narcotics teams also confiscated identification cards and three cellular phones. Lyu and Villanueva face charges for violation of Sections 5 and 11 Article II of Republic Act (RA) 9165 otherwise known as "The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.'' The PDEA said both Lyu and Villanueva are high value targets (HVT). (PNA) }