The Philippine Star

P200-M shabu seized in Parañaque, Taguig

Over P200 million worth of shabu was confiscate­d from three drug runners allegedly working for the Golden Triangle ring during separate stings in Parañaque and Taguig on Wednesday night.

- By NEIL JAYSON SERVALLOS

Suboh Omal Abdul, 29, and Alvin Abdul Amiril, 40, were apprehende­d by operatives of the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcemen­t Group (PNP-DEG) in Barangay Don Bosco at around 6:32 p.m.

Abdul and Amiril allegedly yielded shabu valued at P81.6 million.

The suspects’ arrest led to a follow-up operation against Ebrahim Dimakiling, said to be the duo’s drug supplier.

Dimakiling was arrested in C-5 Waterfun in Taguig at around 10 p.m.

Police said they recovered from Dimakiling around 18 kilos of shabu with an estimated street value of P122.4 million.

Authoritie­s said the suspects were allegedly working for a Chinese boss with ties to the Golden Triangle drug ring, which operates on the borders of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand.

The Philippine Drug Enforcemen­t Agency (PDEA) said it would intensify efforts in locating the group’s other warehouses.

The PDEA said it would check with the Bureau of Correction­s if the shabu haul was supposed to be delivered to the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa.

“The illegal drugs entering the country are mostly from the Golden Triangle drug traffickin­g organizati­on. We’re looking for the location of other warehouses. The PNP and PDEA have dismantled their warehouse in Bulacan,” PDEA chief Wilkins Villanueva told reporters.

“If there’s something like that ( P200- million shabu), definitely there’s a warehouse somewhere. That’s what we are working on with the PNP,” he added.

Last June, anti-narcotics officers recovered at least P5.14 billion worth of shabu in Marilao, Bulacan.

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