OVER P14.6-M SHABU FISHED OUT OFF ZAMBALES, BATAAN WATERS

BY KEVIN GALANG

FISHERMEN on Monday recovered around 2,150 grams of shabu worth P14.62 million in the waters off Zambales and Bataan.

Two plastic bags containing roughly 1,800 grams of shabu  valued at P12.24  million were found by eight fishermen from Bgy. Matain in Subic, Zambales.

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency –Zambales said the illegal drugs were spotted floating near Lubang Island.

On the same day, a fisherman from Bgy. Camaya in Mariveles, Bataan, discovered a plastic bag containing around 350 grams of shabu, worth P2.38 million.

The recovered illegal drugs were turned over to the PDEA offices in Zambales and Bataan and will be brought to the PDEA national headquarters for further investigation. 

PDEA-Zambales and Bataan have launched a joint investigation to determine the origin of the illegal drugs and possible links between the two finds.