Cebu City couple charged for P120M shabu hoard
Senior Supt. Joel Doria, Cebu City Police Office director, checks out the 10 kilos of shabu seized during an operation on Saturday night (Jan. 28, 2017). (Photo by LITO TECSON/Cebu Daily News)
CEBU CITY — Charges were filed on Wednesday afternoon against a couple who were allegedly caught with P120 million worth of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) during a drug bust in their house in Barangay San Nicolas, Cebu City, last Saturday (Jan. 28).
Mark Abellana and his wife Mercy opted not to undergo preliminary investigation, prompting the prosecutor to elevate the charges to the court, said Senior Insp. Narolf Tan, head of the City Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Group (CAIDSOTG).
The couple were facing charges of violating Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2000 – a non-bailable offense.
Police seized at least 10 kilos of shabu worth P120,950,000 from the house of the couple during a raid on Saturday evening.
It was considered the biggest drug haul in Central Visayas since President Rodrigo Duterte launched an intensified campaign against illegal drugs.
Article continues after this advertisementThe suspects, who have two children aged 7 and 9, earlier denied that the shabu found in their house were theirs. SFM/rga
