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Philippine authorities seize 605kg of meth from China

MANILA — Philippine authorities said on Monday (May 29) that they have seized 605kg of high-grade methamphetamine shipped from China following a tip from the Chinese government.

National Bureau of Investigation spokesman Ferdinand Lavin (left) presenting to reporters some 505kg of seized methamphetamine during a press conference in Manila, Philippines on May 29, 2017. Photo: AP

National Bureau of Investigation spokesman Ferdinand Lavin (left) presenting to reporters some 505kg of seized methamphetamine during a press conference in Manila, Philippines on May 29, 2017. Photo: AP

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MANILA — Philippine authorities said on Monday (May 29) that they have seized 605kg of high-grade methamphetamine shipped from China following a tip from the Chinese government.

National Bureau of Investigation officials said the drugs, with a street value of 6.05 billion pesos (S$168 million), were seized over the weekend from a brokerage warehouse in metropolitan Manila, while a portion was intercepted from a shipment consignee.

The operation was jointly conducted with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, police and the Bureau of Customs, which alerted the NBI on information from China’s Office of National Narcotics Control Commission about a large shipment of illegal drugs.

“This is a good sign of cooperation not only of the different agencies under the present administration but also the international community,” NBI Deputy Director Ferdinand Lavin said at a news conference.

The NBI seized 505kg of the drugs, popularly known as shabu, from a warehouse in Valenzuela City in operations on Friday and Saturday. The drugs were contained in plastic bags inside metal cylinders that were placed in four crates.

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency also seized 100kg from another warehouse of a consignee on Saturday.

Two suspects who received the illegal shipment have been taken into custody.

Since taking office last year, President Rodrigo Duterte has launched a war on illegal drugs that has last left thousands of suspected drug dealers and addicts dead. AP

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