P1.7-M worth of shabu seized from Olongapo woman

By: Allan Macatuno - 8 years ago

The 410 grams of shabu with a street value of P4.8 million uncovered by police operatives in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. (Photo courtesy of Richard Grande, LIPS 106.1 FM)

FILE – Seized shabu. (Photo courtesy of Richard Grande, LIPS 106.1 FM)

OLONGAPO CITY – Policemen on Saturday seized P1.7 million worth of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) from a woman in a drug bust here, police said on Monday.
Weighing about 350 grams, the narcotics were packed in three plastic ice bags and were confiscated from market vendor Nurkesa Dumarang, 25, said Sen. Supt. Melchor Cabalza III, acting director of the Olongapo City Police Office.
Police said the shabu was transported from Mindanao and would have been sold in Metro Manila and other places in Luzon, including this city.

The suspect is being charged for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002.