P225-M worth of ‘shabu’ seized from Chinese businessman, companion

Quezon City authorities inspect the drugs and cash seized from the suspects. ERWIN AGUILON/RADYO INQUIRER 990AM

Some 45 kilograms of “shabu” estimated to be worth P225 million were seized by anti-narcotics operatives from a Chinese national and his female companion in a buy-bust operation in Quezon City on Thursday morning.

Quezon City Police District (QCPD) members arrested businessman Gary Go, 54, and Sierralyn Borromeo, 25, both from Cebu province, when they sold five kilos of shabu, or methamphetamine hydrochloride, to an undercover agent.

The transaction and arrest were carried out on the corner of Bulacan Street and West Avenue in Barangay (village) Bungad around 6:30 a.m.

But when personnel of QCPD Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Group, led by Chief Inspector Roberto Razon, searched the trunk of the white SUV the suspects were boarding, they found 40 more kilos of shabu in self-sealing transparent plastic bags.

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“Talagang sanay na sanay sila sa pagde-deliver, biruin niyo ganoon karaming shabu ang dala-dala nila sa sasakyan ide-deliver sa Metro Manila. Parang ordinaryo lang sa kanila,” said Chief Superintendent Joel Pagdilao, QCPD director, said in a Radyo Inquirer 990 AM report.

(They seem like they’re really used to delivering drugs because they brought that much shabu to deliver in Metro Manila. It’s like it’s ordinary to them.)

“So far ito po ang pinakamalaking nakumpiska natin (So far, this is the biggest amount we have confiscated),” Pagdilao added.

Police also confiscated the marked money used in the operation.

Reports said the arrested individuals will be placed under custody at the QCPD headquarters in Camp Karingal.

Charges for violating sections of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 are being prepared against them. IDL

Originally posted: 09:55 AM June 11th, 2015