Chinese man linked to Angeles ‘shabu’ warehouse faces raps

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a case against a Chinese national suspected to be a member of a transnational drug trafficking syndicate for the violation of the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

In a seven-page resolution filed in the Angeles City Regional Trial Court in Pampanga, the DOJ charged Yiye Chen with violation of Sections 11 (possession of dangerous drugs) and 12 (possession of equipment, instrument, apparatus and other paraphernalia) of the act.

Chen was arrested on Aug. 5 at a warehouse on Jasmin Street, Hensonville, Barangay Malabanias in Angeles City in a raid conducted by members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) together with the Police Regional Office 3 after a search warrant was issued by Quezon City Regional Trial Court first vice executive Judge Bernelito R. Fernandez.

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Authorities confiscated a chest-type freezer containing plastics of “shabu,” duffle bag, vacuum pump and weighing scales. The total shabu confiscated was 36,584.5023 grams, which had a street value of P100 million.

“After a careful examination of the affidavits … we find probable cause against respondent Yiye Chen for illegal possession of dangerous drugs and illegal possession of drug paraphernalia,” the DOJ resolution stated.

No bail was recommended for Chen’s temporary liberty.

The resolution was signed by senior assistant state prosecutor Juan Pedro C. Navera and senior deputy state prosecutor Miguel F. Gudio Jr. (recommending approval) and approved by Prosecutor General Claro Arellano.