A combined team of government operatives led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized P686.8 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Angeles City, Pampanga, and arrested a Chinese national and his Filipina cohort.
PDEA director general Isagani Nerez identified the suspects only as alias Wang, 32, of Clark, Pampanga, and Shaina, 24, of Tarlac City.
The buy-bust was staged on May 14 by a composite team of the PDEA, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and Philippine National Police at Friendship Highway, Barangay Sto. Domingo, Angeles City.
PDEA said the illegal drugs weighed at least 101 kilos.
The suspects are facing charges for violation of Section 5 (sale of dangerous drugs) and Section 11 (possession of dangerous drugs), Article II of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
“This operation is a product of our continuous tracking of our previous operations targeting the main source of the illegal drugs. The government is prioritizing the conduct of high-impact operations leading to high-volume drug seizures and the arrest of high-value drug personalities like alias Wang and Shania who are one of the top suppliers of illegal drugs in the country,” Nerez said.
“We will continue to crack down on these people, in response to the marching order of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to pursue organized groups that are involved in big-time drug trafficking activities, including their sources,” he added.