By Ronron
May 31, 2007
Anti-narcotics agents of the Philippines recovered on Thursday morning precursors of methamphetamine hydrochloride, popularly known as shabu, from a house in Bulacan province allegedly rented by two Chinese nationals suspected to be members of the Chinese Triad.
Supt. Francisco Gabriel, spokesman of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), said PDEA agents found 290 boxes of controlled precursors and essential chemicals from a warehouse on No. 926 San Carlos Street, Barrio San Jose in Baliuag town during a raid at 8am yesterday.
The boxes particularly contain acetone and piperedine, which, when mixed with ephedrine, could produce at least 500 kilograms of shabu with a street value of P1 billion.
Gabriel said the two Chinese nationals who rented the house since 2004 were last seen by the owner a few months ago. They were identified as Allan Ong and Tan Iloc Gan.
“We suspect that they are already back in Mainland China,” Gabriel said.
Gabriel said an informant led authorities to the house.
Follow up and pursuit operations are ongoing to determine the errand boys and local contacts of the Chinese nationals.
“The intensified operations against controlled precursors and essential chemicals being used in illicit drug manufacture is in line with the PDEA’s elevation of the operational thrusts from street level drug law enforcement to the most effective and efficient strategic supply reduction campaign,” Gabriel said./DMS
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