P5-M cocaine washes ashore in CamNorte
proves that the government’s continuing anti- illegal drugs campaign is effective in convincing drug dependents to refrain from further using illegal drugs, and instrumental in reducing the total number of crimes nationwide, thereby creating a secure environment where people feel safe to live, work and do business,” Banac said.
“The PNP assures the public that we will continue to perform our mandate within the bounds of the law and with utmost respect for human rights,” Banac said. brick of cocaine washed ashore.”
“Thus, we continue to call on all residents of all our coastline communities across the nation including all fishermen and seafarers to remain vigilant and continue reporting to the police suspicious items they may find washed ashore or floating in the sea,” Banac added.
Meanwhile, the police spokesman on Sunday welcomed a recent Social Weather Stations survey that said 66 percent of Filipinos believed that the number of drug users had decreased.
“The high rating obtained brown duct tape with the marking “Lexus” to the Paracale Municipal Police Station, which then handed it over to the provincial police crime laboratory.
Around 3 a. m., according to Banac, crime laboratory tests showed that the package contained a block of cocaine, weighing around 989.23 grams, with an estimated value of around P5 million.
In a statement, he said police was commending “another good deed of a peace- loving and vigilant Filipino for voluntarily reporting to the police another A PACKAGE containing cocaine estimated to be worth P5 million was found on Saturday on the shores of Paracale in Camarines Norte, a week after authorities found the same illegal drug on the coast near Dinagat Island.
Senior Supt. Bernard Banac, Philippine National Police ( PNP) spokesman, over the weekend said a civilian found the bricklike package around 7: 20 p. m. in Barangay Bagumbayan.
A report from the Bicol police regional office said a civilian, Norly Laudiana Sorian, turned over the package wrapped in