4 foreigners nabbed, P78k shabu,P16M coca seized in Pasay City
By J.Lo
"Nagkaroon po tayo ng inpormasyong merong tatlong Chinese na labas-masok sa isang building na may nakasukbit na mga baril…nakarekober po tayo ng isang 9mm pistol Glock at isang caliber .38 revolver," Southern Police District (SPD) District Director Police Brigadier General John Kirby Kraf said three Chinese nationals were arrested, and two pistols and P78,000 worth of shabu were seized when authorities served search warrant at condo unit in Pasay City.
Arrested suspects were identified as Wu Zhanhjiang, Jiang Guanglin, and Mao Wei.
SPD said foreigners had just finished using drugs before the raid.
"Nakarekober din tayo ng three sachet ng hinihinalang shabu at may nakuha rin tayong four na plastic bottle na may liquid… 'di pa natin ma-determine ngayon pero malalaman natin sa forensic unit kung ito ba ay ipinagbabawal na substance... ito po ay nakaaalarma dahil alam naman nating ang foreigners ay di pinapayagang magmay-ari ng baril at ito pa, gumagamit sila ng droga," Kraft stressed.
Suspects have been charged with illegal possession of firearms and violation of Dangerous Drugs Act.
As these developed Salvadorean national was arrested at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after more than P16.5 million worth of cocaine was allegedly intercepted inside his luggage.
Bureau of Customs (BOC) said suspect arrived in the country Monday, May 22, from Doha, Qatar via Qatar Airways flight QR 932, from Brazil.
He was nabbed through joint operation conducted by BOC, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), and NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG) after receiving information that traveler arriving at NAIA was carrying illicit drugs.
Series of tests were conducted on passenger's luggage, yielded 3,120 grams of cocaine worth at least P16,536,000.
Suspect is now facing charges for violating Republic Act (RA) No. 9165 or Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act, and RA No. 10863, also known as Customs Modernization and Tariff Act.
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